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REPATRIATES REFUSE Keitel Planned To

TO LEAVE

LEAVE HONG

HONG KONG

Police Squads Now Posted Among Them

·O.Rs. WOUNDED

Jerusalem, Oct. 18.

Two British soldiers were slightly sounded when a mine blow up their truck to the north of the all-Jewish "city of Tel-Aviv last night, a

The total number of casual». last ties" resulting from night's terrorist mine-laying operations is now five m infured. Patrols were sent "early today to investigate the report that an illegal immi drant ship was suspected of the Palestine coast, south of: Haifa, but nothing has so far been found Reuter,

Another Plane Crashes

Laramie, Wyoming,

Oct. 18.

Food Allowances NOT Stopped

(By Margaret Bradbury)

Police squads, acting under the orders of the

Director of Criminal Intelligence, Mr. A. He Elston, were yesterday posted among the 1,700 Chinese repatriates from Java who are still refusing to obey the orders of authorities fó disperse to their destinations in various parts of China,

The repatriates declared yesterday that they in- tend to remain in the To Yuen Hostel and the Aberdeen camp until their claim for three years eight months lump payment for time

“GOERING" HANGED

Cambridge, Oct, 18. An effigy of Goering, com- plete with shiny riding boots and imitation modals, was found hanging from the fam

ous Caston gibbet, on which highway robbers were hanged. Cmany,many yaara agos

Associated Press.

Newsman

spent in Java during the ocupation, is paid to Leaves

them by the Dutch tin mining firms who con- tracted them to work there.

*

In actual fact they were the Colony the Police were sent forced to work for the Japanese to mingle with them minus truncheons and with their guns during that time.

concealed in their trousers or shirts,

Palestine

London, Oct. 17. Exchange Telegraph steps will be taken by the today publishes a des- authorities to enforce the eva-patch from its Jerusa cuation of the repatriates. lem correspondent, At a recent conference beGeorge Maranz, Can- tween the Secretariat of Chinese Affairs, the Dutch

So far the repatriates have won the day in their battle with the authorities by meeting all It is not yet known what new approaches to leave the Colony with a firm refusal. Orders were re-lasued yesterday by the Director of Medical Services, Dr. Selwyn Clarke, that they should be allotted food although passenger plane the ultimatum presented to them crashed near Laramie the day beforehand stated that early yesterday morning, unless the repatriates agreed to killing three members of be evacuated, their food allow ance would be stopped immedia- : the crew and 10 passen- tely.

gers, the County coroner

announces.

and two died later.

of the wreckage, which. Was scattered over 300 yards.

The plane was identified by a Civil Aeronautics Authority spokesman as operated by Nats Air Transport Service, & pri-

"Do A

Goering

Nuernberg, Oct. 18 Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel planned, like Her

mann Goering, to cheat the gallows by suichte but was folled by the clumsy handling of his wallet, it was disclosed yesterday,Wes The prison commandant, Colonel B. C. Andrus, revealed the Keitel story for the first time. Keltel had returned to pri- Where the cremation son after a court appearance place was not disclosed. Detalls one day recently and was chang- of the dispersal were wrapped ing to old clothing as was in equal secrecy, customary. As he shifted his wallet, he pushed something down in a fold.

An alert guard noticed it and grabbed the wallet.

In a corner he found a long sharp piece of metal, easily capable of slashing the wrists or the throat.

took

The text of the announcement. was:

"The body of Hermann Wit helm Goering, together with the bodies of the war criminals executed in Nuernberg on Out 16, 1946 in accordance with the sentences imposed by the I- ternational Military Tribunal, Keitel shot the guard have been cremated and the "dirty look" but said nothing ashes dispersed secretly. Signed, the quadripartite of war and refused to explain how he

criminals--Associated Press. get it.

The guards occasionally found such things as a little sliver of glass in prisoner's tobacco pouch, Col.

said in na interview:

After such an Incident, was convinced that my Bear- chers were doing a good job all the time, he commented.

TURKEY REPLIES

Ankara, Oct. 18. The Turkish Govern- Goering and the others were ment's reply to the So searched constantly, especially

when they had their semi- viet note of September weekly baths. Several days bo- 24 on the question of the fore the executions all were Dardanelles was handed: None of the prison attendants to the Soviet representa- given complete examinations, had any idea that Goering tive in Ankara today. would take his own life, Col. No official statement is avail- Want table but it was understood in The bodies of Hermann Goer-well-informed quarters that the Consul nouncing that he had ing and the 10 hanged Nazi Turkish Government agreed to General, the Labour Officer, a been expelled from criminals have been cremated the convocation of an inter- Supreme Court representative, Palestine under threats and the ashes "dispersed national conference of all alg. police authorities, and the Relief

vention in order to revise that Department it was decided to of the Haganah's gun- secretly it was officially an-natories of the Montreux Can- offer the repatriates each a free men:"

The announcement of the convention passage back to their homes, A young man, raccompanied disposition of the bodies was In principle, it was under- pins 20,000 CNC dellars, a catty by a Yemenite girl, called at made by Colonel Andrus. stood, the Turkish reply had He spoke in the name of the been drafted along the game of rice and a catty of flour

Allled Control Council which lines as the first Turkish an was in charge of all details of awer to Russia on August 27. hangings and burials. The suggestion of a joint de The communique cleared up a fence of the Straits by Russia major mystery in the wake of and Turkey was categorically he hanging. The bodies were rejected. Turkey accepted cer

his flat when he was, alone on October 10 and recited to him the Haganah's verdict that he bad written very bad" on the not be allowed to carry on. Jews in Palestine and would Palestine authorities

nounced.

Refuse To Move Arrangements had been com- The plane crashed in a pleted for the workers to be blinding snowstorm as it tried moved, by a special tram, yes- to land at Laramie airport.terday to Canton but early in

Committal proceedings were Eleven were killed instantly tives of the Relief Department yesterday before Mr. H. Sains- the morning when representa commenced in Kowloon Court and Salvation Army arrived to bury against an Indian Mili The The bodies, were thrown,clear organise their departure the tary driver, Sadhu Singh, took the warning at its face removed from the prison attain amendments in the Straits. Chinese flatly refused to move. charged with the manslaughter value, a senior police officer 0584 hours German time Wed-regime but these (it was at the To Yuen Hostel, where who was knocked down and if you carry on,* SO

At ten o'clock in the morning of an elderly Chinese woman saying "they will assassinate you nesday, in two sealed tracks, stipulated) should in no way infringe the independence and Maranz guarded by jeeps,

sovereignty of Turkey over the there are only 300 of the killed in a traffic accident in spent some days in hiding be

Straits, blog repatriates living, a trackload of Nathan Road on the afternoon fore leaving the country today. Chinese policemen arrived, pre-of Sept. 30 The bearing will sumably in case of ugly scenes, continue on Monday morning.

At the Aberdeen camp, where there was another police squad į I was told that the reason for their presence was to prevent any pressure by a small com-; munity of the repatriates whom it was felt by Relief Department authorities were responsible for urging the “atrike"..

by former vate air line run U.S. Navy fliers.-Associated Preee.

Lost--- One Train

Berlin, Oct. 18. The Berlin, railway au- thorities announced to day that one of their fast Pullman trains has van-

Police, Sent

When it became apparent that in their decision to remain in the repatriates were unanimous

ished during a journey Ultimate In

in the Soviet zone of Germany, the British- controlled Berlin news- paper "Telegraf” reports. The authorities are wondering what to do about the collection of assorted and dilapidated, low train carriages which turned up in place of the Pullman, AL

Arrogance

Duchess Of

Jewel

He has been in Palestine slx years-Reuter,

Windsor's Loss

Sunningdale, Oct. 17,

Czechs Get A Surprise

The Turidsh reply under, stood to state that the United States should also be represented at the international conference. to revise the Montreux Conven tion. T

London, Oct. 18. Well-informed quarters be- Czech sources in London exlieve that the Turkish Govern- pressed surprise yesterday thatment replied vigorously to the America had suspended negotia complaints and claims made by Hons for $60,000,000 export- Moscow, pointing out that "it" import bank credit to Crecho was impossible for Turkey to slovakia, at the moment when make wider concessions without Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk losing her character as an in- and Ambassador Juraj Slavik are dependent state.

personal explanation and to hear Participation in the defence of an answer to whatever charges the Straits or to limiting the there are against Czechoslovakia: future Straits part to the Black

Eo added that Czechoslovakis Sea states only Reuter. has a free press and criticism of ca

American economic policies in BANK LIONS

EXCITE INTEREST

While special Scotland Yard men kept guard, priceless jewels belonging to the Duchess of Windsor were stolen by a cat burglar from on their way to Washington. There was also a general bo Ednam Lodge, the Earl of Dudley's home, A Legation spokesman said Hef that Tarkey declared that "purely the United States Depestre, would never agree to Soviet where the Duke and Duchess are staying.ment could have waited to give a The robbery, daringly, carried array were scattered on the grass, out and the work of an expert, the detectives said, occurred while the Duke was visit Meanwhile Scotland Yard sleuths ing the King at Buckingham began a checkup of all known Palace. The thief climbed a upper crust of criminals in Eng drainpipe and entered by a win- land who might have participated dow, con in the daring raid on the former New York, Oct. 17 The discovery was made by the The United States Duchess. She went to her room, found her jewel case missing and Masters, Mates and after searching for it informed the The fast Pullman lett Berlin for Pilots Union has inform-Duke. Thuringia and while at Erfurt ined Commodore Manning. The house was searched and the Soviet zone, it was apparent-

then at the Duke's request Scot ly requisitioned and "swapped" recently given command land Yard were told for the slow train which return of the U.S. ocean liner The Duchess of Windsor's ed to Berlin,

The "Telegrar" reports that the America, 26,454 tons, tewels were valued at £250,000 Berlin railway officials who had that unless he joins the two years ago. Today, they are

worth more. telephoned Erfurt, were told, that union, the vessel will not she has complete sets of blue they ought to be pleased to get an be

manned for

her sapphires, rubles, emeralds, día. ordinary slow train in exchange, As the next time they might remaiden peacetime Atmonds, topaz and onyx set for

reach day of the week, ceive, only goods wagons, A lantic Crossing

The officials are waiting an-

through the Soviet, zone-Reuter,

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Diamond Tiara

Prague newspapers would natural- King of England's apartment ly be unrestricted. The spokes-s

man recalled that at the Paris, Detectiven cleared up one point Conference "the United States of the mystery. They said the several times spoke with high

The two, bronse lions which thieves had climbed a drain pipe cetcem of the polic behaviour of have resumed their pre-war posi and entered the Duchess room Government and the behaviour petion ontaide the Hong Kong and the Czech delegation.Associat pee out the

Shanghal Banking Corporation Previously there had beened Press

wore the objects of scrutiny and speculation that...a" presentable.

examination by curions Chinese sight-sours throughout the whole tale raight have walked in, the

of yesterday, fe front door under the roses of a special Scotland Yard Getall Reuter and Associated Press

Duke Ar

Annoyed

Long-Range Goal

Many of the more superstition foodly caressed, the paws of the lions or Jack Others gingerly felt the lions and looked upon them with the same awe and re verence they would show to the real thing, ne bosch

London, Oct. 18. The Duke of Windsor bold

The Deputy Prime Minister, Reuter, tousy that he was deeply anboyed and concerned at the Mr. Herbert Morrison, sald The status Zangerl bed reports of the valus

Thomas

Ducheses Saying that there was range goal of British Socialism crate by the slide of the Bank's of the Jewellery Stolen from the today the single-minded, long, Jackson, which was lying in

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xiously for news of a second luxurious passenger liner eversions is a digmond tiara given her

The largest, fastest and most One of her most prized posses Pullman which is now travelling built in the United States, the spy the Duke, which she wore on no truth in some reports that the was to combine large-scale entrance, also came in for A STEAL deal of Inspection and examina- "America" was ine to have her weddick day in France Talue was $250,000 ha confirmed economic and social planning tion. People were fobierved sailed from America for Cork years ago Reuters report that the figure was with a full measure of indivi- climbing on top of the crate and and Southampton yesterday The tiara was made specially less than £25,000, and added: dust rights and liberties seeping through to get a wood

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