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Terrorists made

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and Haifa yesterday.

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Soviet Embassy's Protest Mr. Bevin Refutes

To State Department Ambassador Detained By U.S. Customs

A small bomb was found under THE MUFT. CALLS No Advance Word

the enzine, it is officially stated.

A second unexploded bob was

found on the track. There was no

damage.

were

However, two British zuldiers sere killed and two

were in- jured last night when a landmine exploded under an army vehicle on the Jerusalem-Jaffa road in another attack on transport in Palestine.

An Arab member of a well- known family was alightly injur-

ed

earlier by the explosion of a mine laid on the Jerusalem- Hebron road in the eastern out- skirts, of Jerusalem.

Several unexploded mines wer discovered in the eastern ared of Jerusalem and other landminca were found on roads leading out of Jaffa and Tel-Aviv,

troops

Police and British are, today carrying out a house

"fashionable

Alexandria, Oct. 9.

Hoj Amin El Huarcini, the Mufti of Jerusalem, called on Ismail Sidka Pasha, Kop- tian Primo Minister LA

Alexandria today Sidky Pasha shortly stait Lon

will

don

to hold conversations with Mir. Ernest Bevin aimed at ending the deadlock in the negotiations for a revision of the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936-Reuter.

DOUBLE

TENTH

TODAY

7

Of Arrival

Washington, Oct. 8.

The Soviet Embassy has delivered a note to the State Department, protesting against the de- tention of Russian'Ambassador Novikov at La- Guardia Field in New York upon his arrival last Friday from Moscow, a State Department

· spokesman disclosed today,

It was reported that the Ambassador was detain- ed by Customs officials after he had declined to sign a Customs declaration.

The protest was also believed his baggage contained nothing to concern the fact that he was | illegal": not-allowed-to-communicate with -Confirming-the-receipt of the

and Soviet protest, the Acting-Secre- State Department from the air-tary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, port

told a press conference today that

the Soviet Consul-General

It is understood that the Soviet the Soviet Ambassador, said that Ambassador complained, that he he was subjected to treatment in-

consistent with the usual diplo

to house search in the Jewish residential district of Talpioth. Talploth is

The stage is all set for was detained for nearly one hour Buburb on the road--which terrorista mined last night the greatest celebration in LaGuardia Field Customs of-matic courtesy. to Government House, the re-every held by the local fee while Inspectors tried to per sidence of Sir Alan Cunning Chinese community in suade him to sign a statement that ham, High Commissioner. The district is under strict curfew. the observance of their

Day;

more

popularly known as the

Double Tenth."

Jewish settlements in the National vicinity of Kilometre Four on the Jerusalem-Jaffa road, where a térrorist mine last night blew up a British army truck, are also being searched.

Blue Prints

The Palestine police today arrested two Jews at Givath Shaul; the Jewish quarter ner Jaffa, close to the scene of last night's land-mine outrage after a house to house search Blue-prints of a number Palestine police stations were found by the police during

their search.

of

Twenty-four pounds of amate Explosive, one automatic, four pistols and a small quantity of ammunition were found during today's search of a Jewish settlement near the scene of the land-mine outrage last night.-Reuter..

CRASH WRECKAGE FOUND

The wreckage of the RAF York passenger aircraft, opera- the

ting on schedule from United Kingdom, which crashed into sea on Bunday has been dis

Thirty-five years ago, on the 10th day of October 1911, the Chinese Republic · came into being when the Revolutiorists, led by the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, successfully overthrew the Manchus who were on the throne at Peiping."

schools have been busily-en-

Attlee

Awaits

Answer

der way

Investigation was already un- and the Immigration authorities had been asked to re- port to the State Department...

Mr. Acheson

that the said Soviet protest would not be pub lished unti a reply had been made and arrangements to pub lish both notes together had been worked out.

ILO CONFERENCE

Montreal, Oct. 9.

The Chiness and Indian delegates at the International Labour Organisation Confer ence here have protested at the granting of only_sin of the sixteen government seats. on the governing body to non- European states.

Mr. Phadke (India) declar ed that. millions of workers in India want a "fair voice in scorld labour affaire.” The Chinese delegate, Mr. Wu Sao Fong. suggested that non- European countries should he given ton seats. Reuter,

Savoy Hotel Staff Out

On Strike

London, Oct. 8. Four hundred mem-

Slav Charges

Paris, Oct. 9. Calling Trieste one of the prime disputes, the For- eign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, said at the Paris Peace Conference yesterday: “I confess there have been times when I had doubts. Bevin branded as unfortunate the Slav charges that Britain and the United States were trying to build a "military base in Europe" by mak- ing Trieste an international settlement rather than giving it out and out to Yugoslavia.

"We have no strategic in- Political and Territorial Com- torest in Trieste at all," said mission for governing the free Bevin, "and I hope these un-state lodged absolute power in fortunate allegations will never a foreign government and left be repeated."

the city's population disfran- chised under foreign troops.

"We are resolved that our own victories at El Alamein shall not have been in vain," Borin said.

He

Britain

"This means that Trieste is not an International free ter- ritory but a semi-enemy super- Great Baid

vised territory under the con- favoured stripping Italy of her trol of the Anglo-American colonies and asked the Confer forces", Molotov declared.- ence what the delegates thought Associated Press.. would have been the reply if Germany and Italy were the victors and Great Britain was asking the Axis, for the return -of-lost-territory

"It wasn't Great Britain that -attacked Italy, but Italy that attacked us," Bevin declared.".

He said there was a long time when the "bastion" of the Middle East was defended by. only the British Commonwealth and ""I BUY proud to say, Greece,'

"Bandits"

Busy In Greece

(By Halg Nicholson)

Athens, Oct. 9.7.

A pitched battle raged

Bevin praised the Conference for its work, declaring the "Foreign Ministers and-the- .whole world" will be in posses- sion of the facts when the for over an hour last final texts are written.. night in a village near It was not surprising, sald Florina in norther Mr.. Bevin, that bers of the staff of the existed throughout the world. Greece after men, des-

differences charge of all customs examins-internationally known"After six years of war and cribed as "bandits," had tions at the port of New York, Savoy Hotel came out on the terrible disappointment of attacked Greek troops said today: "There em be no strike today for union the period between the two with machineguns and

Mr. Harry Durning, who is "in

criticism of the United States

Customs service in the handling recognition.

of M. Novikov's arrival at La- Guardia airport:~~~~~

No. Notice

London, Oct. 8. For the past week, the var- The Prime Minister, ious Chinese organizations and Mr. Clement Attlee, has

Shortly-after-the-stoppage be gan, chefs. waiters, waitresses, kitchenhands and chambermaids gaged in preparing plans for not yet received a reply

"None of the American Governmanned picket lines with placards the observance of the "Double to his note to the United ment services at the airport-bearing much inscriptions as "The Tenth and a very elaborate States on President Tru-Health, Immigration or Customs staff of Buckingham Palace are programme of events has been man's call for increased had any advance notice of the organised and have trade union laid down.

Soviet Ambassador's arrival. Had recognition. What is good enough At 9 am, a meeting will be Jewish immigration to these notices been received, vari- for the Royal Household should held at the King's Theatre, at Palestine,, though it 15

-be good enough for the Savoy" which a number of Hong assumed that an answer

The lunch arranged by the Kong's leading citizens have

American Chamber of Commerce today, was cancelled, but the hotel management claimed there would be meals as usual for the hotel's 500 guests.

been invited to speak.

At 11.30 am. Mr. T. W. Kwok, later. Commissioner for Foreign

Affairs in

a teiro.

come sooner or

The Foreign Office apokesman Kwangtung and said today that there is no inten- Kwangai, will hold a reception tion of changing the present, ar- at his home at 10 Po Shan Road. rangement-whereby 1,500-im-

At noon, the Chinese Cham migrants are allowed into Pales ber of Commerce will celebrato Palestine Conference re-convenes tine each month--before the the occasion with

in London on December. 16. ception.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Govern- "with Leading members of locai

issued today

protest ment organizations will Chinese

Truman's gather together for luncheon at Terre Laitist President statement advocating immediate immigration of at the Kam Ling Restaurant. Soccer

100,000 Jews into Palestine,

In Palestine, the Executive of the World Revisionist Organiza-

.

covered north-west of Penang This afternoon, at 4.30 p.m., a

sent from Seletar.

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tateme

LADY CRIPPS

Nanking, Oct. "D. Lody "Cripps, President of the United Aid to China Fund, arrived in Nanking this afternoon and was wel comed by Madama Chiang Kaishek; the British Ambas- sador. Sir Ralph Stevenson; Mr. Attlee's special represen tative to the Generalissimo, Lieutenant-General Carton Do

Government officials. She is Wiarts and high Chinese expected to remain in Nan. king for five days-Router.

by a Sunderland-search-fight-Charity Football Match in and oftion (Zionist extremista declarous services would have ben pres

Chinese ex-Services will be play- led in

today thatpared for him and he might have The aircraft was carrying 15 ed at Causeway Bay between Jewish

at the Pales-been "processed' more quickly. Service passengers, 1,612 lbs of icams representing Combined tine Conference with the British There was no representative of mail und 10 lbs of freight in Chinese and the Rest of the Col Government “would be a betraydi the State Department at the air- addition to its crew of six. ony (see Page 8). The Governor, of Jewish interests."

The cause of the crash is not Lady Young, Miss, Young, Com- "At a time when the Britianport." yet known and an immediate modore- Everett, Major General Government has wantonly aban- Airport officials said that M. investigation is being held.

F. W. Festing and Mr. T. W. doned her obligations under the Noviko's plane arrived at La-

mandate and declared war against Guardia airport from Paris The Sunderland aircraft, Kwok will be present.

Zionism, any negotiations by 1.19 p.m. (local time) and that which discovered the wreckage, The day's celebrations will cul- Jewish representatives can only he had "cleared through Immigra was unable to pick up any of minate with a monster lantern be regarded as surrender totion" and gone on to the Customs the bodies from the sea but a procession, which will move off force," the statement said-Ben-room by 2.10 p.m. He left the air- furthor Sunderland has been from the Southorn Playground ter. despatched to make another (Wanchal) at 6 pm. The main..

attempt Surface vessels have attraction will be the "Dragons" Another Rival

also been sent..

Abandoned

and judging by the amount of practice that has been put in dur ing the past fortnight, the public „Singapore, Oct. 9. -- The search for traces of the can look forward to some really

brilliant exhibitions. R.A.F. York plane which crash-

ed into the area west of Penang

school

For The Horse

port at 2.30 pm.

at

Workers at Covent Garden and Smithfield this afternoon agreed not to send fruit, vegetables or ment to the hotel as long as the dispute lasts.

wars and owing to the differ ent philosophies we represent,Tommy guns, it is quite understandable that clashes should come."

The attackers were repulsed after reinforcements of military from Florina, where news of the gendarmerie had been rushed

of telephone wires by the battle arrived despite the cutting

tackers. whe

at-

Making peace is so different from making war, Nothing but patience and toleration can achieve the right result The passions let loose in war are Another group of "bandita,” 100 very difficult to control. The strong, atole five million drachmas further we drove from the war and £250 sterling from the offices itself, the better chance modera of the French Mineral Company tion and reason have of makcidice, southeast of Salonika. They in the constal village of Chal ing themselves felt, Bevin de escaped in s launch after looting clared.-Associated Press. houses and offices.

“Undemocratic"

Greek volletraen

and soldiers who saw another group of “ban-' dits" 300 strong,

DEAT Florina claimed that the band was led by

Paris, Oct. 9. Soviet Foreign Minister MV, Molotov assailed the Italian former officers of the Elas peace treaty draft plan for a who fled to Yugoslavia after the Left-wing Liberation Army, future free state of Trieste B Greek civil war, in the winter of The Savoy strike soon spreed, an "andemocratic means of 1944-1945. and it was announced later in the keeping the strategic Adriatic day that the catering werkers at area under British and American other internationally known. Lon control.

Persistent reports, so far an don hotels, Claridges And

confirmed; stato that many of the Berkeley, had also

Molotov declared that gone on strike.

the "bandits" in northern Greece -Heater:

statute adopted by the Italian come from Yugoslavia, provided with special passes which allow them to pass the frontier, guards Into Greek territory.

Probe Into Diversion

Of China Rails

Washington, Oct. 9.

Special Passes

A group of "X" menthembers

an extreme

Royalist or

entered houses in the working class suburb of Peristeri in Athens last night and attacked the residents. Five people -- were afterwards taken to

hospital.

orgen tight-wing and

A court-martial has opened in

Yanitza In north-western Greece.

The House of Representatives Surphis Committee began an investigation today of the contro versy arising over the diversion of shipments of a Greek second-lieutenant and of UNRRA railroad rails from China to Yugo about four months ago when they 21 asidiers, who were arrested 'slavia..

FRANCO SELLS SILVER

2

were alleged to have been plan with "Com

ning

to

munist bandierate wit

The accused men conceded yes- terday that their plan wa to provoke a state of confusion dur ing clashes with bandita" by firing on their own officers and fellow soldiersBeater.

An official added that three re- Bending of the rails to Yugo presentatives of the Soviet Con- slavin was attacked by Senator silate, who were at the airport Styles Bridges, Republican, to welcome the Ambassador, were New Hampshire, after two admitted to the Immigration American planes were downed room and were in consultation by Yugoslavia fighters.

Madrid, Oct-9. London, Oct. 9.

with hhi throughout,

Edward Kunze, chief of the at half a million dollars, was Prompted possibly by old Novikov wanted to make a State Department's UNRRA sold by the Franco Government A shipment of silver valued All Lit Up!. Last night, a large number of sailors' tales that lean the telephone call before passing division told the Committee to bolster Spain's low dollar The anticyclone continues ca Sunday on a flight from.

Hlabour. associations, restaurants, meat tastes like beef steak, the through the various services and that neither, the State Depart { exchange position and is report to move eastward and now:

THE WEATHER Calcutta to Singapore. Was

residences were Government la investigating that this is strictly forbidden in the ment nor the Washington office ed en route to the United States centres over the Yellow Bes abandoned last night.

No part of the plane was re- brightly lit up with "Douale-Ten" i possibilities of ending the meat case of both ordinary passengers of General "George, C. Marshall. From the current price of Aridge extends from It to SW,

shortage by putting whale on the and diplomats, the official added. covered. When surface rescue Lanterns FANA

anterneronial Arches at Nain Britian, Dinner Tables St4 was never held Income special envoy to China, and eliver, it is estimated that the ridge extends from it to SW "craft reached the area, the

The Dept of Scientific and municado." the oficial concluded vided the rails were delivered The assumption here was that the China Sea to a depression objected to the diversion, pro shipment totalled about 30 tons. sure extends from the N of wreckage which was seen float- Pak Hong, Bonham Strand East ing yesterday had saak-Reuter, and West on which have been Industrial Research will send a Reuter

Statement to China after the Chinese it would go to a buyer on the Nor Hokal do: Another shallow placed huge photographs of Gen- shipload of scientists into the

shipping embargo was lifted New York silver market As but extensive trough extends eralissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and Antarctic this month to catch

Washington, Oct. 9 China requested 50,000 tons to sociated Press. the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, were also 1,500 whales. The scientists

The State Department made restore her railroads but "later

from. Borneo to the Pacific E brightly illuminated and attraet will determine which whales, ed thousands of sight-seer and which parts of the whale, public a statement by William in some mysterious way those

of the Caroline In view of the extreme con will make good eating and then hason, Costoms Commissioner, rails turned up Th other peo gention of the main thorough how to get the meat to market which, said:— a Lares which is expected tonight before it spoil Associated when the Wange, Khang, Lees Prese

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ple's hands. Kunze testified "Notwithstanding that the that UNREA shipped 1,750 tons

RECORD CONFIRMED

Forecast:- Moderate -N and NE. winds, Weather continuing Customs had no advance notice of surplus to Yugoslavia and an

unsettled with occasional light Landen, Oct. B... - Talu but some local improve- of the arrival of the Soviet Am- additional 2,000 tons is on Federation has notified the Royal early morning o bassador, all the usual diploma ship ready to sail for the same Aero Club here that the world's Yesterday weather

The International Aeronautical ment during the day; risk of te courtesies were extended him destination, by the Customs officers at La

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Kunze pointed out that

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bour

the tram service will be aus They are taking this step as a Jap, Corporal Saya How Pended from 6pm precaution against possible in- Guardia. Field and his baggage i

But In Shanghatcidents, as the Nationalist sent was passed without examination UNRRA put in embargo on September 1948, Group Cap- Rainfall: 36 Inches,

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ment in Chisa was always strong-1 within 15 minutes 21 after it shipments, to Chins because of tain MDonaldson in Max Rel Humidiye "Americans and other foreigners ly tinged with xenophobia. A reached the Customs office" - the congested harbour, facili, are seeing to it that their women sociated Press,

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