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Jerusalem, Nov. 20.
The Palestine Police un- nounced today that tico cable-- sima near the Jewish Agency building and the Navy. Armu and Air Fores. Fuatient.
·Officers' Club last wright dayt aged, a police arianced var which a basing uk, the time but there even so prer- sonal injuries to the onlin
One kisheet who was de lained later found be a fugitive from a Jewish · mental hospital to which pr *has Now been 192 arvele -
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EXPLOSION SHAKES JERUSALEM
Jerusalem, Nov. 19.
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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1946.
ABOARD RAJULA
Chinese Repatriates Try To Force Way Ashore
Hold Wrecked In
Brief Encounter
Chinese repatriates from Malaya, rioting aboard the s.s. Rajula, lying alongside the No. 1 pler at the Kowloon Godowns yesterday, caused considerable damage in the hold they were occupying, and prevented the departure of the vessel, which was due to sail during the after-
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noon.
The disturbance threatened at one stage to assume ugly proportions, but the prompt arrival of a strong detachment of R.M. Commandos with. fixed bayonets, supported by additional civil police officers and R.A.F. police, persuaded the rioters to quieten down.
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Before peace was restored, the repatriates had smashed two
EXPLOSION ON CARRIER San Francisco, Nov. 20. An explosion on board the Diant aircraft carrier. “Antietam” killed one civilian worker, seriously
burned
eight others and caused minne burns to 26, including twa Navy other ranka,
The carrier was laid >> for repairs at Hunter's Point Navy repair yard. The US. Navy and the explasian oc- curred in
passage wong terkile an aleakot tank was being freed of, poz. -- Amaciated Prras.
Wing Lok
On portholes and had turn up the
flouring and other woodwork in: Street
night, believed to have H.K. Housing
been caused by a mine,
uch blew up a lorry
Legislative Council' today,
the-hold-which-they-used-as- weapons and misales in attemp- | ting to force their way off the ship against the resistance of
at the junction of Kings. K. Lee is to usk police and the ship's officers.
...The police flashed radio, warnings all patrol cars to Watch out for a light brown xan believed to be connected with the explosion.
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Explosion
New British Treaty With China
Nanking, Nov. 21. Mr. George Yeh, For- eign Office spokesman, today announced that the Chinese counterdraft of the British proposal
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MUTINY SHIP MYSTERY
Lisbon, Nov. 19. The mystery of a so-called Spanish "muting ship” Luiža, found abandoned by her creie of the Partngurse const yes- terday, remained, unasived when the ship whe brought into Lishan today.
When first sighted, the "Luiza" was reported to have brez flying the sionale "maling aboard" and "maz overbeurd." Unconfirmed re ports say that the palice- who hate how taken
of the vasechdiscovered a quenchine-guna
of arms, in-
cluding
011
board. concealed in a cargo of salt. According to the crewe of,a Portuguese boat scho boarded the abandoned ship, the state of disorder aboard indicated that..there had been a fight-Reuter,
for a new. Sino-British New Mines
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by the other Govern- Area
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AND FUNCTION OF H.K. IN FAR EAST
London, Nov, 20.
Warm praise for the part played by Chinese in the revival of Hong Kong after the surren- der of Japan was expressed by Vice-Admiral "Sir Cecil Harcourt, K.C.B., C.B.E., at an address given to the Royal Central Asia Society in London.
Relieving troops had found Hong Kong in a filthy
condition and in addition, it had been looted-- and wantonly damaged by Japanese soldiery To cope with the problem, the Navy, assisted by Commandos and a detachment of the R.A.F. set up a military administration, the first task being to restore to working order es- sential services such as police, water, trams, and telegraphs.
DEMOB
DELAY
PROTESTS
The dificulties were greatly in- creased by the vast distance which separated Hong Kong from British supply bases, this neces ailating for instance, operating the power station for the first six weeks on weed alone. Meanwhile, Chinese citizens attracted by the establishment of law and order, began to pour back into the city. Food Question Acute The question of feeding them became so acute that regular
London, Nov. 19. He said that the treaty is More than 20 mines ources of food had to be supple- Asked by H. Hyndy · Laboué George Avenue and the the following question:-
In the clashes which cur- been sending threaten- "something more than just aaid within the last six mented by sending ships to forage member for Hackner why demo-
wherever it could be found. Jewish Agency Building.
ing letters to local gold-treaty of Commerce."
bilisation cannot be speeded uv With reference to the conclud-red, no-one was badly hurt.
months" were He said, however, that that does The disturbance arase out of
swept The British supplied the funda- beyond the basis laid down in A number of casualties were ing of His Excellency the Gover
smiths, restaurants and nor's address delivered
not deal with the question of from the Greek-Alban-mental requirements for progres the table published on Novem- the the objection of the repatriates
by. reported.
providing Legislative Council on the 18th numbering approximately 200 cinemas is believed to Kowloon or Hong Kong.
sive reconstruction ian Corfu Channel by food, law and order, a stable carter of Labour in the House of ber 6, Mr. George Isaacs, Minia-- May, 1946 in regard the Housto bring landed in a Chinese have been "responsible At the same time. Mr. Yeu sald British minesweepers, arency
and
necessary direction, Information from reli- for an explosion which that the Chinese Government is
It was through the cooperative Commons today said the pro- Fable sources ilicates that the
iscussing with a delegation from spokesman for the Medi-attitude of the Chinese authori-gramme he then announced re- that both is and the general majority of them are classified occurred in the lavatory France the question of future re-terranean Zone Mine ties and workers thes. Nhabuils: Presented the maxinum-1ate of public will be kept fully inform-38 deserters from the Chinese at the rear of the Tim lations with Indo-China.
Clearance Board said materialization.
was brought to a successful relcase consistent with the ed by the Government of the Army, who have been rounded Nam Tea House, 157
for- maintaining sufficient armë The Chinese
populace roseed forces to meet current cam- progress which we are able to up in the SEAC area in the last Wing Lok Street, at 1.35 the control of the Yunnan-Indo-¡yesterday.
splendidly to meet the situation mitments. China railroad, a free portin of the difficulties which we en- Official intention is to embark p.m. yesterday.
The decision to sweep the and absence of labour, troubles Indo-Chin for Chinese imports Channel again came from the was most marked.
Mr. Eden suggested the Prime chunter, and, I hope, of our site- [them by rail or steamer far | Fortunately, no one was and exports, paynient for damage
Central cess in overcoming those dim- Canton.
suffered by Chinese in Indo-Chine,
Mine Their appre
tish
became, from the subject. "We are receiving culties
and future protection of Chinese Cheyance Boundation the November last year; steadily large numbers of letters on this citizens living in Indo-China.
recommendation of Mediterraneas Board after the more apparent, proof of it being subject front the services". he Asociated Press.
seen in the fact that the Chinese said. "If the fullest informa- damaging of two British des civilian population doubled duption can be given of the reasons, estroyers in the Channel en Octing the period of military adminst shld be given
ber 22, the jokesman said,
Mr. Issnes replied: In view British Outlook Changed of what has been said and of
Meanwhile, the Chinese have what we know of the question seen that the old British outlooks will certainly consult.my has completely changed and has colleagues about it." been raplaced by recognition
of their sight to an increased part-1 Capt. Bellenger, Minister for cipation in local administration. War, replying to questions in of Commons' 'alut measure of self-government the House has now been introduced on the the future of the Territorial lines. of the Britisk Municipal Army said it would be recor Council, while
the new politęstituted on January 1' and would force in exclusively Chinese under [ have ‘a. triple role, British officers.
These received good pay and training at
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nake in this important, matter. few months.
Government.
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Meanwhile, the King David Hotel (in which 79 people were killed in terrorist bomb
ដរ explusion
*July .22 this yeari was .hur- riedly evacuated today fot- lowing
u telephone warning that bombs had licen placed in
make a state- the building, The warning ment by way of information
this said: "Bombs have been placedrespect of the matters mentioned
Council and the public in the building-get out." by Ilis Excellency?
The hotel, which houses the The Colonin! Secretary is Secrétariat of the Palestine nove That this Counell Government und British mill-proves the gift to Lingnam Uni- tary Headquarters for Palestine. versity, Canton, of $20,000 as `a is completely isolated by a for- token of gratitude for the assis midable barbed wire and tree given to students from Hou
Kone who were admitted to the machine-gun defenen belt.
during the Pacific After the military and Gov-niversity
War." ernment staffs had walked out i
of the building police and
British troops carried cut a Secret Agent
cellar to attic search without result.
women
and
Troops, ATS Government employers returned
to duty after the "all clear"
had been given.
"Suicide"
In Trouble
Croydon, Nov. 19.
A leather
-
Concerted Rush
injured. The water cistern in the lavatory was blown to pieces, while the door of the lavatory, was seriously dam- When told yesterday that under nged by the force of the ex- no circumstances would they plosier, A allowed to land ut iberty in:lang
With thoughts of the threats Kori, a 'coneerted rush was minde, į
-their
Inter-Allied
The decisions were unani inous, he said, with the Rus- sian members participating, He explained that the international ly used route. is employed to avold 100 miles of travel amund the Island of: Corfu -Associat- ed Press..
cover at the sound of the plosion Passers-by in the streap in an attempt to force their way which have accompanied the also scurried for anfety.
The Police were quickly on ashore, but the Commando unit letters uppermost in
in the tea- the scene and carried out which had been standing by was minds, customers
ducked far vestigations. called into action and the out house hurriedly
was swiftly quelled. Following the incident, it was intended to land the rioters dur- ine the evening and to send them to Stanley Gaol for safe custody. Later, however, it was decided to keep them aboard the “Rajula” for the night, special precautions i hein taken against further de monstrations.
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suitcase
with a false bottom, said
All Arab and Jewish railway to have been used for workers in Palestine stopped work today in protest against underground
work in
LABOUR RETAINS ROTHERHITHE
Lombea, Nov, 20. The Labour verumen to- Cny successfully defended its
the danger caused by the min- Czechoslovakia during ing of rail tracks, by Jewish the war, was produced erat in the by-election for Re- terrorists. More than 500 Arab at Croydon court today. therhithe. and Jewish engine drivers and firemen clambered out of their caba after refusing to fisk their lives in "suleide" runs over the mined tracks.
the
Haganah Chief's Prediction
(By Robert Bigio)
London, Nov. 19.
OVERWHELMING VOTE
achlesemoon of the Bri-Minister should be consulted on
istration.AR
police school
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The most immediate trent Britain had abolished all colour at the beginning of another war Moshe Sneh, the member of the Jewish Agency
San Francisco, Nov. 20.
discrimination and had given to would be from the air and a Executive who is regarded in British circles as
of Chinese posts of administrative vital commitment of the urtil- Overwhelming acceptance
This step hadler would fall largely on the being the head of the Haganah Jewish De the strike settlement terms was responibility.
Territorial army. Secondly, the fence Army in Palestine, in an exclusive in- voted by the CIO Longshoremen borne remarkably successful re-
Territorial army would providé terview with Reuters today forecast that the as the end of the seven weeks nits
Admiral Harcourt Pacific coast maritime ticup address by voicing the opinion convert it into a properly bulan- concluded his units for the regular army to World Zlonist Congress which meets in Basle
neared.
that the future of China lay hot eed force
not in December would "most probably decide
ready for battle, Western type democracy, in a San Francisco lungshoremen a foc against the Jewish Agency attending the
founded Thirdly, the Teritorial army form of government A Czech, Paves Lansky `of The vacancy was caused by Lancaster Gate West, was fined the appointment of the former
London Palestine conference when the sit- ratified the agreement 6,398 to on China's age-long civilization, would provide a second line ti 400 with ten guineas costs Food Minister, Sir Ben Smith,
tings are resumed, unless the British Govern: Portland longshoremen 1046 leavened by the best features of the regular army and the basis
Western democracy.
The value for wartime expansion. Villa when he pleaded guilty to frau-t
men virtually unanimously. and function of
of Hong Kong t there- ment agrees beforehand to the Jewish to.7; and San Diego longshore-
The Territoriul army,' he said. Chairmanship of a
Agency's view that the purpose of the discus- The return to work, however, fare, las in the opportunit» It would have to contain, not only of the dulently attempting, en arriy Government coal board. The management
is contingent on acceptance of afforded Chinese to achieve that infantry divisions, but armour- The results were: Mr. R. J.
sions should be the establishment of a viable Palestine Railways stated that ing at Croydon from Prague.
happy and natural fusion of owing to "circumstances beyond duties and purchase tax tal-Martell, Liberal, 2,821 and Mr.
to evade payment of customs Mellish, Labour, 7,265, Mr. C. Jewish state in an adequate area of Palestine." the pact by the CIO Marine Western and Eastern elvilization the control of the Palestine
"It is my personal opinion," of force. We regard construc- Engineers and peace action by which would enable China to play Railway authorities" all pussen-ling £69. 6. 8d. on 900 pieces, F. A. Burden. Conservative, Moshe Sach continued, "that tive Jewish work in Palestine the American Federation of her own distinctive part in the
post-war world. valued 1,084. The majority was 4,444, the Congress will agree to land settlement and development Labour-Associated Press,
Mr. Burden, Conservative, Jewish attendance at the cans the main instrument of the
ference if the British Govern- realisation of Zionism.
of ment accepts the proposal made"The highest interest by Dr. Chaim Weizmann to the every nation demands that its of important documents and Colonial Secretary in August for armed forces should be at the The defence said that in the revolvers. Lansky also assisted talks based on the creation of disposal of the nation and not war Lansky was the most the escape of English prisonera] "born-alive" Jewish state.np of a party or group. Therefore, active underground worker in of war who entered Czechosl "Otherwise, the Congress will the Jewish community not only Czechoslovakia and used the vakia from Austria. and Ger- probably vote against the condemns the methods of these suitcase for secret conveyance many-Reuter.
gers trains in Palestine weit suspended.
This action follows more than 50 sabotage attacks on Pales tine railways since June this year-Reuter.
Senator Sees Attlee
London, Nov. 18. Senator Joseph Bald. win, Republican repre sentative for New York City, who is here to study the Palestine ques- tion, revealed at a press conference today that he had a talk with Mr. Cle- ment Attlee.
He has authorised the to Tay that the British Govern- ment is, determined to find un satisfactory solution to the problem promptly. Mr. Attlee asked me to see Mr. Bevin be- fòre I leave and is hopefil that Zionists will send their Touresentatives to the Palcaling Conference to be resumed here on December 10.
u imitation jewellery
herwise, at £64.
It was stated that 427 pieces forfeited his deposit. Reuter. of the jewellery were found li
the false bottom of the suit.
Cane.
Truman Decides To
Battle It Out
Washington, Nov. 20,
President Harry S. Truman ordered Government
Agency participating in the con- two groups but, moreover, denies ference and for a return to the their right of existence. Rep
original programme for the tcr. creation of a Jewish state is the whole of Western Palestine."
He said he expected strong criticism would be expressed at {. the Congress over the Agency's step in suggesting a territorial compromise. WAA
The Haganah Affirming that the Haganah
INSURANCE FOR TRAINEES
Outlaw Trade Quotas Proposal
London, Nov. 20. Stubborn opposition to a United States proposal, to outlaw import and export quotas delayed' final action in London yesterday by the pre- paratory committee for an international iade and employment conference to be held in America next year.
formations, airline, divi- sions, and the necessary sup Forting corps and army troops.
Eventually, the" ? Territorial army would contain 'ʼn large :Cle-:- ment which would not begin bo reach its unit until late summer in 1950.
It was hoped fhat" "all forma- tion commanders would be ab- pointed by January 1, and unit' commanders by February 1, and.. it was intended that large. part of the administration (should continue with county
associations.-Reuter. CENTENARIAN DIES
Bristol, Nov. 192 The West of England's oldest -London, Nov. 19.
farmer, Joe Sweeting, who The Ministry of Insurance is
Plenary sessions, fized for quotas in principle, but pro-lived on a 3cmerset farm, died making regulations to cover national health, a contributory today for the adoption of an vided for some exceptions. One today.KALA
He would have been 105 pensions Insurance of persons agenda for the conference, were would allow quote for the next who, after relenso from war, postponed, possibly until next three years for goods in short years old on December 2
-seizure of the nation's coal mines today and was not an organisation forming service, take up training under Monday, because a sub-commit-supply, and another would pro He had been a farm worker
at the same time declared he had decided to fight John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers Union, "to the finish" in the threa tened walkout of 400,000 softcoal miners
A clause in the order under which the mines were seized by the Government says the Federal coal mines administrator may call upon other Government departments if he needs assis- Stance.
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nart of the Jewish community but was "the Jewish community Government schemes tee dealing with Import-export vide for usage by countries to itself, organised for purposes of Without special provision they quotas was unable to reach an protect balance of payments defence so that no distinction would be treated as being in agreement All other commit Associated Press. can be made between the Jewish arrears with their contribu- tees (which have been working community and the Haganah", tions and might even drop out for, a month) were ready to Sneh sald
of the insurance. The reguld report. K
tatiye-source said, when some the Stem Group are dissident July 3, 1944-Reuter, factors of the community Even when compelled to use forco,
1 98 years and attended a years. Reuter local fair every year for 80
"The Irgun Zval Lumi anda tidus will have effect as from The hitch came, an auth-ri- New Murder Hunt THE WEATHER
Often in the past, however, of his stand against Lewis the Haganah, abided by the ON OTHER PAGES
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"I regret that the same can
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the United Mine Workers mem-1 Presidential Press Secretary moral principles of Judaisma bers have said: "You can't Charles Rois said the Proaldent and the Eight commandment Page Two mine coal with bayonets! received a report on editorial "Thou shalt not kill Compre bom staru Witness.
In New York, Civilian, Pro- reaction" and "telegrams "_"re-fra stor shall leave within the host duction Administratër
Use Of Force John celved at the White House, ten days for Palestine, where 1 D. Small said coal for only the hope to safer with British most urgent needs of public These, It said were not be said about the Irgun presentatives, representatlan health and stety will he strongly in support of what Leum and the Sterry #the Jewish Agency and available if coal mining stops the Government is doing. They: Tas Jambo Cots the philosophy Arthur GARNAt Keywest, Florida, Mr. Indicated the prople are Hazanah rejects
Kenator Baldwin said he was Truman was represented as vigorously supporting the Fre of these two dissident group going to bee Mr. Herbert Mor very pleased by reports of sident on this late Associa that Jewish national liberation og Bight
Höninet. Friday,Renter the vigorous public support ted Press.
will be achieved only by the usey
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Macedonia Developments Local and Other Sport.
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Pressure remains high over of the countries insisted on the
North China, over the Eastern Sen and over Southern and retention of quantitative re- strictions as a permanent In-Wrotham Hill, Nov. 19 Central Japan Shallow, de-
strument of polles de Detectives hunting for clubs pressions, cover South China,
Some of these countries, to the murder of Dagmar Southern Manchuria and to the Chile, argued that quotas were dead on Wrotham Hill ch Octo-pressure; extends along Lat Among them China, India and Petzywalsaka who was found NE of Hokkaido. A bolt of low as valid as tariffs methods ber 31, have found her dog and deg. N. ORAS
fecatrolling imports her handbag. The dog was Today's Forecast Moderate contended that quetas wore 200 yards from the woman's Yesterday's weather
Czechoslovakia and Brazil found dead in an undergrowth easterly winds, partly cloudy, meded to safeguard the balance shack at Kingsdown and the Maximum 71, deg. Fah, of hayments for member couh bag lying a few yards away Minimum 65 deg. Fah
contained papers ·"which" have Max, Kel. Humidity?. 80% The United States zurgested started a new liue of Inquiry--| Sunshine., 7.4 hours...).
Rainfall Ni the abolition of import-export". Renter
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