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U.S. ULTIMATUM TO YUGOSLAVIA

Demand For Release Of Airmen Turks' Firm

CAIRO POSITION

GRAVE

London, Aug. 22,

10

Observera commented today that the Baustian rejection of the British proposals don Atituica

situation' " "grave between the two countries. Britain's latest που break the deadlock, climazed by the sudden return to Egynt of the Egyptian Ambassador in London, after a long dis

the cussion with

Foreign Secretary. Mr. Ernest Bavin, has completely failed and the position is considered now the Aa7710 28

was when the

Egyptian delegation clarified ita view in July-

Observers point and that althoug, both delegations to the talks have been careful to avoid slamn ming the door an further nopatiations it is difficult to see what happens next, if both are determined to stand their ground-Reuter.

New Slant On Tobruk

London, Aug. 22. Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief in

Caustic Note To Belgrade

Washington, Aug. 22.

In an angry ultimatum, the United States gave Yugoslavia 48 hours to free the imprisoned American airmen and to permit this nation's diplomatic representatives to investigate the disappearance of an Army plane near Marshal Tito's summer residence.

The bitterly caustic note-sharpest issued by this - accused Government since Pearl Harbour Yugoslavia of "plain violation" of internation- al law and the United Nations Charter, and

Yugoslav explanation said that the

was

"wholly inadequate" and shocking to the peo- ple of the United States. "If in that time (48 hours) | slavin. these demands are not complied

Government

still alive."

Decisive Test? Diplomalle authorities said to- j

The Government of the United States also demanda with. the United Statea that its representatives be per- will call themitted to communicate with any Security Council of the United occupant of the two planes who Nations to meet promptly and is to take appropriate measurea," The note was banded to Sergije Mukiedo, Yugoslav day that an American appeal to Charge d'Affaires in Washing the United Nations Security Coun- by Under-Secretary of ell for action against Yugoslavia State Acheson about 10 p.m.could make or break the United a few hours after Mr. Acheson Nations.

ton.

with the

said

LONDON TO H.K. IN THREE DAYS

London, Aug. 22,

On Saturday morning, 10 passengers will leave Poolc Airport in the British Over- acas flying-boat, Hamilton, un a 0,352-mile. light to Hong Kong, taking just over three days.

The flight toll inaugurate the B.O.A.C. "Dragon" route to the Far East, operating at first with a weekly service Hong Kong, shortly to be stepped up to twice weekly.. and later to be extended to Shanghai, and eventually Tokyo-Reuter.

Mystery Shot In Washington

Washington, Aug. 22.

A wartime mystery of shot an unexplained

Stand On Straits

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Ankara, Aug. 22. Turkey has replied to the Soviet note on the Dardanelles with a firm declaration that she can- not accept the Soviet suggestion that only Black Sea powers should take part in the negotia- tions.

The Turkish Government re-

jects absolutely Russia's Bug geation to share in the defence and control of the Straits.

Turkey agrees to a discussion | of the problem at an interna- tional conference only with the participation of all states con- cerned and the Allies,

The British note on the Dar dapelles was last night handed, to the Soviet Charge d'Affaires in London.

Before being handed over, the note is believed to have been discussed between Mr. Ernest Bevin. Foreign Secretary, and the British Dominion represen- forence,

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MASS MURDER IN DES VOEUX ROAD

While a string of fire-crackers exploded outside the building and a radio blared dance music on the floor above, one of the most daring mass murders in the Colony's history was carried out on Wednesday night.

The victims a Chinese man, his daughter and two youths were callously done to death while overhead a gay party was being held, the dancers completely unconscious of the grim drama that was being enacted on the floor below.

firm;

The dead are:

Chene Cheung Wah. 02, mer- chant, owner of the Ryto Trading Company, an import and export Cheng Chun, 28, his daughter; Au Wal, 20, cook; and Au Yee, 15, office boy.

Tho murders occurred just be- foro 8 o'clock on Wednesday even- ing and it was not till yesterday afternoon that the bodies were dis- covered.

Beeno of the murders was the first floor of No. 271, Des Voeux Rond, Central. It is believed that two men, who, it is presumed,

were admitted to the premisea by clice boy, committed the the

crime.

Hands Tied

Drought The Worst In A Century

Vienna, Aug. 22. Rumania's worst drought in a century has started, a flight of thou- sands of peasants from the northeastern Molda- vian province.

The 62-year-old owner of the

An American agricultural de firm was shot in the head but bore egation, returning to Vienna from no other marks of injury. His a plane survey of the stricken re- daughter, as well as the two omglon, said that fields are scorched,

to have been ployees, appeared

talked with Seretary of State They noted that it would pro- James F. Byrnes in Paris over bably be a supreme

test of the fired at the Army's TOP tatives attending the Paris Con- beaten with the butts of revolvers rivers dry and forests and brush India,

velo disclosed today the trans-Atlantic telephone. power system of the Big designer of secret wea-

through burning in many areas. before being shot dead

The chief American delegate, Plain Violation the

the

Powere in the Council. insistence of

It is reliably belleved that, the head.

All "The Bae of force by Yugo- If the United States made a pons, was disclosed by Australian Government

with black cloth, gagged the American group at the United slavia," the note said, "under legitimate case against Yugoslavia the War Department to- like the United States. Britain the victims had been blind- Mr. Morris Dodd, who will head led to the withdrawal of the circumstances was without for shooting down American day with an additional rejects the Soviet view on the with towels and their hands tied Nations food talks in Copenhagen,

control and defence uf the

behind their bacle with wire. They starting on Sept. 1, sald that neu- the beleaguered Austra- justification in international planes and Russia than used the

had all been chat from the front tral observers in Rumania fore- was clearly inconsistent veto power to block Council action disclosure that the bul- Straits--Reuter

narrowly the let which

Several spent cartridges were cast the lian troops in Tobruk law,

worst famine in 100 between these authorities relations

found on the floor.

the drought and their replacement by friendly states and was a plain Council would lose prestige and missed him was

years, and forczaw enveloping the whole of south- fresh forces while the violation of obligations resting prove itself incapable of action to found.

Yugoslavia

eastern Europe. under the a possibly fatal extent.-Associat- Germans lay at the gates upon

Charter of the United Nations ed Press. of the desert garrison.

not to use force except in self-

Diplomatic Break? Sir Claude, who was then in

defence. command in the Middle East, tells the story of one of the war'e most audacious operations in a dispatch ho vrote in March, 1942, and published in to-day's London Gazette.

He stated that the decision to switch the troops was taken against his advice and that he

was overruled.

18th Indian troops--the Cavalry--were withdrawn at the same time as the Australians.- Reuter.

IRAQ APPLIES

Paris, Aug. 22. Iraq has applied to the Paris Conference for the right to pre- sent her views on the Italian peace treaty.

in a

The claim was made. letter to the Secretariat from the Iraq Minister in Paris and is based on her declaration of war on Italy in January, 1943. Reuter,

"At no time did the Yugo- slav Government advise

the United States Government one of its planes, because of the weather be forced a mile or two outside the corrider or because of mechanical trouble find itsolf outside that corridor, the Yugo slay Government would shoot, to death the occupants of the plane.

Immediate Release "The deliberate firing, with on an unarmed out warning. passenger plane of a friendly nation is, in the judgment of the United States, an offence against the law of nations and the principles of humanity."

The noto concluded:

Trieste, Aug. 22. Ал American who saw the United

transport shot States down at the Yugoslav frontier on Monday, said the Yugoslav fighters appeared to be Ameri-| can-built P-51 Mustangs.

never

PARATROOPS HAD bigh ESCAPED

Important clue to the identity

of the killers was the presence of two cups of ten on table-evid Officials said that

These observers expect mass enco that Mr. Cheng was friendly velocity bullet whizzed past Maj-

Singapore. Aug. 22. enough with the callers to invite nigrations from the entire north- IA refresh cast by autumn, unless aid comes or General Gladeon M. Barnes

Seven of the 202 men of the them to participate

promptly, while he was seated at his desk

Thirteenth Batallion, (Lan-ment on the fourth floor of the cashire) Parachute Regiment, planned and cold-bloodedly car-maula Include 16 of the north- That the murder was carefully The hardest hit regimis of Ru- Building in Army's Pentagon

charged with mutiny were wear ried out according to schedule eastern Moldavian countries. No the Summer of 1942.

ing handcuffs when their court

there for nine Still unanswered is the ques-martial was resumed at Kluang, seen in the fact that a long string rain has fallen

of fire-crackere was set off by

weeks, and each day more com- tion of whether General Barnes Johore, today.

either the murderers or accom- credited with developing the It was alleged that they were plices just before they ascended munities are added to the list of more than 1,200 already reported block-buster bomb and other picked up by military patrols the stairs.

to be without either wheat or corn.

weapone--WIS

of early this morning when return- ing to a detention camp "after a breakout."

the target some apy or the near victim of an accidental bullet.

Yugoslavia received $28,800,- 000 in war supplies, including planes, under the lend-lease scheme.

In the meantime, some Allled military and political figures expressed their opinion that Washington might go so far as to break off diplomatic relationa with Yugoslavia over the down of the building opposite to ing of the two planes. Asso-hich workmen had

Associated Press. cinted Press.

British Warning

London, Aug. 22. "Therefore the Government The "Evening News" said to- of the United States demands day that Foreign Minister Ern- release est Bevin expected to see the that you immediately

Foreign Minister, the occupants of these planes Yugoslav

and now in your custody and that Kardelj, in Paris today you insure their safe passage warn him that "if Tito contin- of Yugo- ues'to provoku trouble, British- beyond the borders

Yugoslav relations will become gravely impaired."

IMMORALITY CHARGE NOT FOUNDED

London, Aug. 22.

What he termed "loose charges of immorality and

corruption" against British representatives ir Germany were discounted today by Johr Hynd who, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, is the Minister responsible for Bri- tish Affairs in Germany and Austria. Reviewing operations of the instructed to bear in mind the British Control Commission for effects that immorality of any

There was no official British reaction in connection with the American ultimatum to Yugo- slavia. Associated Press,

Envoy Leaves

The bullet travelled across the area way from the fifth floor

was then unfinished which

The Judge Advocate ordered the removal of the while they were in court,

handcuffs

Found By Foki Discovery of the bodies was

Fodder rocks are said to be

made by a fakti who returned to exhausted, and the cattle not dy- the premises at 3 p.m. yesterday

is no access. court

concern of. court," he said.-Reuter.

"What happened outside the ho called a

Limpet Mines In

Haifa Bay

Jerusalem, Aug. 22.

Swimming saboteurs, using limpet mines, today blew a hole eight feet by taree feet below the waterline of the British troopship Empire Rival in Halfa Bay.

The ships had just returned from transporting a second load of illegal Jewish refugees to Cyprus. No immigrants were aboard at the time of the explosion and no casualties were reported among the crew.

the

London, Aug, 22, Mr. Richard Patterson, Unit- ed States Ambassador to Yugo- slavia, loft Belgrade today for Bled, near the Yugoslav border, The ship began filling with reached Jerusalem last night. It is understood that they will ro- where he will ace Marshal Tito water immediately but the bulk- about the American note on the heads were closed and the vessel place the Sixth Airborne Division, which is now garrisoning Paies planes forced down in Yugosla- moved into shallow water. via, the New York radio sald, Government announcement tine-Associated Prees & Reuter. said that three swimmers had -Reuter.

been each swimming around the (Continued on Page & Col. 4).

atorn of the ship and had been aboard the fired on by guards chip but apparently without affect. Only a short time carlier, Bri- tish troops moved into the all- Tel Aviv and four Jewish city of towns in the wake other Palestine

a new Jewish underground roat of violence.

Germany, he told a press con- kind can have on British pres-YUGOSLAV PROTEST

ference;

"All the specific allegations made either in Parliament or by newspapers have been inves tigated. We are satisfied that most of them have been ex- aggerated.

"At the same time, we shall continue to maintain the closest watch on the behaviour of our represntatives

In Germany.

Our senior officials have been

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Fago Three.

Palestine Terroris

Threet.

Page: Four.

Cafe Girl's Song.

Kwarung Governor's Arrival,

Page Five.

Chien Fighting Latest. -Pape Ste

Calcutta Latest..

tige."

Declaring that It was the IN ATHENS

British Government's 'belief

Athens, Aug. 22.

Explosion In Tel-Aviv

An anonymous telephone call to a police station in Tel Aviv anid

Siam Premier Resigns

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to

and found the door locked. Noting of thirst are being slaughtered

by the thousands. getting an Boswer

repeated policeman

Meat prices in many districts have fallen from an equivalent of authorised

locksmith ta E

20 cents a pound to one and one- the Yalo lock. Mr. Cheng and his daughter half cents, were found

bed in the rear Incalculable damage is said to cubicle. The cook's body was have been caused by forest and stretched out, face downwards, on grass fres, and new blazes are re- another bed, near the window, ported hourly as sparks from while the body of the office boy locomotives ignite fields and was lying on the flour near the hedges, and even the telephone poles along the track-Associat- ed Press.

two beds.

the

Occupants of the floor above said they knew nothing of the were murders until the police summoned yesterday afternoon. Dance music from the radio, com-

the Lined with

noise of crackers, had effectively drowned out the reports of the shots.

It is belloved that vengeance was the motive of the murders at nothing in the premisen had been tampered with.

Of i plece of luggage found by the pollee on the prenses, only there had been opened. The con- tents were not disturbed.

Although no arrests have been are confident made yet the polico of carly developments.

Inspector McCahoy, head of the C.E.D., is in charge of the case.

GREECE TAKES PRECAUTIONS

Hellenes.

British Terms Rejected

Egypt, Aug, 22. Egypt today rejected. Britain's latest proposal for a revision of the 1930 Anglo-Egyptian alliance treaty but left the way open for

the British- munique issued by further exchange at views, a com [Egyptian delegation cald.

This was the second time in three weeks that the Egyptian de- legation has rejected British pro- posala.

The communique said it was considered that the fleld remained open for a new excharige of viewa with the object of arriving at o {"favourable, outcome in the in- terests of the two countries.”. Associated Press.

A

Athens, Aug. 22. All Greek forces will be con- Bangkok, Aug. 22.

fined to barfacks from today that most Germans, under 80 Yugoslavia has protested

Prid! Phanamyong today re- had little alternative but to bo against the damage caused "de-

until Sept. 9 in connection with algned as Premier of Slam with the plebiscite on Sept. 1 on the

THE WEATHER Nazis after 1933, Mr. Hynd an- liberately" by a bomb explosion

the explanation "opposing in- nounced that there would be in the Yugoslav ship, Alex-

Fressure is high to the east of trigue is wasting my health and return of King George of the "general exoneration of all pet-andris, and has demanded an

Military representatives who Javan and over Borneo and is lowr

ovor China and adjacent seas. | ple`in, the British zone who inquiry to establish responsi

impairing the service of myself

were to have been responsible storm is developing about 480 were born after Jan. 1, 1919."bility for the incident.

and my Cabinet."

The Fremler's resignation.

as King Phymiphon for the maintenance of order mile east of Northern Luzon and This decision, he added, had

coming The Yugoslav Ambassador, the building was about to be blown been taken aftor consultations M. Leador. Tchangar, told the up. The promises were evacuat Aduidet is en route to Switzer- during the plebiscite have been is moving slowly west or west-

સ્પે and with leading German anti-Nazis acting Greek Foreign Minister, but no explosives were found.

searched for two. hours, land for a vacation, was a com- ordered back to their unita-north-wook on representative bodles. Thoir. Stefanopoulos, that he labe

Later a violent explosion occur plete surprise. The support of the proposal was ing recalled by his Government red in a flour will between Tel Siamese Cabinet resigned with unanimous. The decision ex- as a protest against the Alon-Aviv and Jaffa, where a boilor him. cluded specifically young Nazis

andria incident.

borst. The explosion shook Tel who had committed any kind of

M Stefanopoulos replied that Aviv. war crime, he added.

entire Reuter,

Political circles predicted that elther Foreign Ministor. Chal-

ARIES AT KARACHI Karachi, Aug, 22. The Royal Air Force Lancas-

Today's forecast: - Moderato north-east to easterly winds, voor ing to east to south-east. Weather: continuing clopdy and showery. ·

Yesterday's temperatures:

Maximum-34.4 deg. Minimum 76.8 deg. Humidity--97%

Rainfall-0.11 inches. Bunshine-1.5 hours.

the Greek Government was ready All roads leading to Tel Aviv yanam or Minister of Justice ter "Arice," on a record attempt Asserting that the British to order an enquiry into the were jammed with milliary Thamrong Navasavat probably flight from Britain to Austra

traße. There was no-immediate would be given the task of form-lia and New Zealand, landed at public was neither "over-senti- Incident.-Reuter.

explanation of what was afoot.

now Government.

•Mauripur airport near here at ing mental nor vindictive" in its

The towns of Pota Tiqua, attitude towards the Germans,

Singapore, Aug. 22.

Both belong to the dominant 8.01 a.m. (G.M.T.)—19 hours Rishon mod Mr. Hynd said that the Gov-

Constitutional Front. Plianam- and 20 minutes after leaving A British military spokesman

cut off by troops. crament would pursue its dual said today that plans call for Zion

Some sources predicted the Bit. yong told interviewers that he la base at Blackbuah, Surrey Pandit Jawshalal Nehru, Cop- Potsdam-Inspired policy of des- the withdrawal of all British He would imeore new curfews would decline to continue as England.

The plane took off again at roy. Lord Wavell, at 11.00 troying Germany's war poton- forces from the Nethorlande and launch; additions' searches. tial and reconstructing the East Indies by Nov. 30-As- Advance units of the First Bri Council refuse to accept his re- 9.00 a.m. (G.M.T.) for Colom- o'clock

bo.-Reuter country-Associated Press, Bociated Press.

tish Armoured Division from Italy | eignation-Associated Press.

|

Promler 'should' the Regency

New Delhi, Aug. 22.

gross President, met the Vico-

this morning (local time)-Reuter.