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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1946.

STORMY COURT HEARING

Jewish Terrorists Found Guilty

U.N. No Good For Small Nations

Dublin, Jung, 27.

Minister,

The Elrean Prime

Lold the Dall Mr.

de Valera, (Parliament) tonight that Eire will not seek to Join the United Nations until the peace treaties have been signed.

Speaking as the Dall approved payment

instalmen of the last

Political Speech By Accused

Jerusalem, June 27.

Thirty one members of the secret Jewish military organisation, Irgun Zvai Leumi, Including one woman, on trial here for carrying arms and explosives, were today found guilty after a stormy hearing.

"Daily Mail" Drops A Brick

Mr.

"London, June" 27,

McNeil, Under- Affairs,

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Secretary for Foreign declared today that Brigadier John Glubb ("Glubb Pasha" Middle East fame) had not given a newspaper Interview in regard

The Foreign Onge

Benjamin Kaplan, 19-year-old carpenter, was also to the Palestino quenter Secretary found guilty of discharging a firearm, Sen-was answering a question by Mr.

EXPLOSION IN SCOTLAND

London, June 27.

It is officially annauherd today that eight soldiers are missing. belicued killed, and 12 were injured, and aro in hospital, following an explo- aion at a military ammunitions dump in Scotlant June

26.

A party of men were loading ammunition from sall

ammieni- #lay inoppone to an tion dumping craft for dump. ing at sea. The cause of the explosion is not yet known

- Reuter.

DEAD SISTERS

tences will be announced tomorrow. The ac- Charles Smith (Labour). AS EVIDENCE

cused are liable to a death penalty. Their ages range from 17 to 28.

There

порну were

acenes ence.

They were supported not when the prisoners first refused only by 600,000 Jewish citizens

seked.

who

"Whether the interview given to the London Daily Meil

pear to be satisfactory. It is One shouted: "The Jewish un- Palestine, accusing it af incit. tish Governmented: "Brigadier his nante on the poster, said it!

of Eire's contribution to the de fune: League of Nations, de Vn- Jera sail that on the whole, the disposition in Elre was to join an

Nuremberg, June 27. international organisation aiming st world peace and conscientiously

on or about May 27 by Brigadier A large red poster diaplayed in to subscribe to its obligations.

Glubb, Coniniandant of the Trans-the streets of Prague to announce executed After emphasizing Eire's sire to see what we are doing

Jordan Frontier Forces, in which that the German in d

report of he attacked the

of the nine Czech ainters was exhibited Commission on in the War Crimes court before assuming such serious obli- to stand up and later refused in Palestine but by tens of thou-Anglo-American

today to sit down and shouted greet-sands of Jewish men and women Palestine, and stated that

opened Its as the Soviet prosecutor gations, the Prime Minister, whe

all over the world,

were Implemout his cross-examination ecommendations was President of the League of inga to friends in court.

of Baron All accused Nations in 1832 and President" of

maintained an Schmuckler, 23-year.old lock-ed, there would be an immediate, von

Neurath Uprising

throughout the Middle Von. Neurath-the man itler its Assembly in 1938, anid: "The uncompromising attitude dur-smith, read an eight point ac-)

"Protector" appointed

of Czecho- present organisation does not aping the three days hearing.cusation against British rule in East, was authorised by the Bri

slovakin-when confronted with Glubb, I assured, gave no was all the fault of the "Butcher Interview. A atatement by Bri-

Bri- of Lidice." Kari Frank, who want opinions lunged in Prague a few weeks The Jews regntd Arabs as gadier Glubb that the

attributed to him were un 10. equal citizens and will safe authorised has since been publish- Menasam Binder, 19-year-old guard their rights in Palestine," in the Middle Eastern papers. labourer, read a speech in he said.

The court listened attentively Brigadier Glubb in net Command Hebrew, in which he said that

of taking ant of the Trans-Jordan Fron when he was accused oven the Nazis had recognised to their spatches though the tier Forces, and he is not aart in the plan to wipe out the the

rights of underground president had stated that poli-serving officer

Czech nation, was stated by his armies which fought against teal speeches would not be ac-, Army, but he is employed by the counsel today to be suffering from

Trans-Jordan Government them in France. Poland, Yugo-|cepted.

"serious heart

which disease,"

full Commandant of the Arab Legion." nrevented him from doing slavia and Grecce.

-Reuter.

iustice to questioning-Reuter.

lesa satisfactory from the point of view of the small nations than the old League,'

While remarking that "there is nothing to be gained by suggesting in the present plan, that

like to see minde," Valera expressed the hope that the "mistakes which eaused the ut!

not be

ICU to fall, will

derground army is fighting a righteous war for independence and liberty. If Jewish blood is outlawed, British blood will be outlawed."

Lack of firm resolve by the great powers, the weaknesses in the League structure notwith- standing, was the cause of the

" is against the laws of war debele." he continued.

nica to bring foundered on the

of the Juwish "The League for

national army to trial as ordin- question of collective security,"

After asserting that no inter-ary criminals," he declared. national curity organisation would be effective unless every nation, large and smail, was pre- pared to defend any state attack ed, de Valera concluded, with n cich: "I fear, however, that wa a still for removed from that

desirable position."—Reuter,

Righteous War

"You call us terrorists. This epitaph is intended to besmirch the freedom fighters."

Their army child not be dis regarded. They were fighting a righteous war for independ-|

Ang Araba to bloodshed and creating communal conflicts be- tween Arabs and Jews.

Refuse To Rise When the verdict of guilty WAR announce some necused tried to make speeches as a pro- test against the ruling that poli- tical speeches were irrelevant. When the court rose all 31 nc- cused remained seated and re- fused to get up.

Mr. McNeil

I am

in the

British

as

The accused said that his name had been misused. Neurath, whe grew fushed and angry yesterday

BEVIN CALLS PARIS TALKS FARCICAL

Paris, June 27.

The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. V. M. Molotov, called a surprise private meeting of the For- eign Ministers' Council today to discuss Italian affairs.

The prosecution' deserlined how spotted Jewish R.A.F. planes terrorists operating between Telaviv and Jaffa on April 3, gel" was ordereth into effect at The, men were intercepted by

British Lichfield by the "higher ups."

paratroopers and sur

The private meeting was enll-| day was delayed an hour for a Sergeant James Junes, serv-rendered after a pitched fight.

ed, according to reports in con- late meeting of the deputy The result of the trial is be- ference circles, to discuss the ministers. The reason for this ing a six-mont), term for beat-

which has not unscheduled meeting, and the ing US soldier prisoners at lieved to be closely linked with Trieste isque

the three British been before the Council as a subject discussed were not Im- Lichfield, appeared as a defence the fate of

mediately disclosed. witness at the trial of another officers kidnapped a week ago whole since last Friday.

guard. Associated and hold as hostages by thel The Ministers' session yester.

Irgun Zval Leumi.--Reuter,

TOUGH POLICY AT DETENTION CAMP

Bad Nauheim, June 27. A former duty sergeant at the United States Army, Lichfield, England, Buardhouse, testified at his cuurt

martial here that "the general set a tough policy." former "Get just as rough as you can

Press.

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The Foreign Ministers council turned to outstanding issues in proposed treaties with Balkan countrica while the shadow of Trieste and 'unsolved Italian la- sues stil hung over all their]

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