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Jewish Terrorists Strike Again

Jerusalem, Dec. 5. Jewish terrorists tonight attacked the residence of General Barker, Commander of British forces in Palestine. Terrorists lobbed a number of hand grenades into the Arab Legion guard tent inside the wire perimeter ringing the house. No casualties are reported. The attack- ers were driven off by Arab Legionaries. Police and military. rushed up reinforcements to

guard the residence.

1 was

Three explosions followed by another terrorist bomb explosion gun-fire rocked Jerusalem this at the military headquarters in evening.

Sarutand cantonment, Sirens halted traffic. A gun-learned tonight. battle is going on and, there is Two British officers were .seri- sporadic shooting in all parts of ously injured. the city.

Three persons were injured in a landmine explosion in one of the city's main streets.

A curfew has been imposed on: roughly one-third of Jerusalem- the northwestern arca-until fur- there notice, it was officially

Two. people

were killed and stated. more than 40 were injured In

INDEPENDENT PALESTINE?

Paris, Dec. 6.

- Albert Stara, a member of the Hebrews Committee of. National Liberation, aid in Paris last nigh! that the British Government consider ed the Pulentine andate had comic ta

THE cud and that "they intend to proclaim the independence nf Palestine apon—very`nuon."*

He

wens apraking on the formation of

of the French League for Free Palestine and added: "The would be

conscqueners that a Palestine *Government with

an Arab majority would be created with which Great Britain a trenty of alliance on the same pattern

would enchide

as Iraq."Reuter,

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GRIM VIEW OF BRITAIN'S FOOD POSITION

Seriously Affected By U.S. Coal Strike

SHINWELL

SAYS "NO"

London, Dec. 5, Furt Minister Emmanuel Shinwell informed the House of Commons today in reply to a question that he was not considering the possibility of imparting supplies of elec- tricity by submarine cable connecting

Norway

with northeast Scotland,

The "Voice of Israel," secret radio of the Jewish realstonce movement, declared

A in a broad-)

cast tonight that the British Army f Palestine was planning "re- prisals" for the murders by Jewish terrorists of British soldiers, and policemen.

The radio said:

Fuel To The Flames

"This method will only add fuel to the fames of terror."

11 repeated the denunciation of terrorism made in the joint state- inent issued last night by the set- ing executive of the Jewish Agency and the Jewish: National Council.

Sir Alan Cunningham, High Commissioner, today received. Mr. Isaac Ben Zval, chairman of the

temporary executive of the Jewish Agency, for new talks on the re- cent wave of terrorism.

On Tuesday, Sir Alan told Mr. Zval that it was extremely urgent that action should be taken by the Jewish community to prevent

terrorist activity and the "mount- ing casualties of innocent soldiers and policemen,"-Reuter.

Four Killed

***Jerusalem, Dec. 6. Four persons were killed and more than a score infured in two, explosions in Palestine.

Conservative member, Mr. Thornton Remaley. had anggested this as a means of saving British caul-Reuter,

Bidault

Fails

Paris, Dec. 5. The French Commun- ist party had its revenge! today for yesterday's de- feat of its candidate to the

Bread Ration May

Be Decreased

London, Dec. 6.

Food Minister John Strachey today gave the House of Commons and the nation a grim pie- ture of Britain's food supply situation which, he said, was being seriously affected by the United States coal strike,

Strachey warned that bread rationing, introduced for the first time in British history last July. would have to be continued and possibly the bread ration would be reduced early next- year. He said the decision would be deter- mined by whether the United States could ship additional supplies of wheat early next

ycar.

"No criticism of any kind is implied or intended to the great traus-Atlantic exporting coun- tries," Strachey said, adding that they were aware of the difficulties their own domestic controversies might cause other countries.

in Strachey added: "The main event affecting our overseas supplies has been a series of la bour disputes. Unfortunately, premiership when the largest of these is still in present Premier, Progress, namely the strike in Georges Bidault, failed the soft coal industry in the

United States." to obtain the necessary constitutional majority.

the

The Food Minister addressed the House of Commons im Bidault's candidature obtain.mediately after the Sepaker

BACK TO NORMAL

London, Dec. 6. After a lapse of over six years, the Southern Railway assenger and cargo service between Southampton and Le Havre is to be restarted in January by the leamers "Brittany" and "Autocarrier."

Fortnightly services will be run until Easter: after which the service will be augmented 418 circumstances

pommit.— Beuter.

Bastardy

To Be A

Hacot, was the most im- mediately threatened of Bri- tain's supplies because "Canu- diani eupplies available for ex- port are

ex- running, below pectation. Supplies from Den- mark are only rising slowly,' A decision on whether to reduce the present bacon ration would have to be taken in the im- mediate future.

Difficult Period "Altogether it is clear that mediately ahead of us. This is a very difficult period lies in

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Women Were Beaten Every Night

Hamburg, Dec. 5.

Mrs. Odette Sansom, 34-year-old mother of three children, will describe how she heard the screams of women being beaten every night at Ravensbruck concentration camp, the prose cutor stated today when the trial of 16 of the camp's staff opened here.

Mrs. Sansom was awarded the highest British civilian award, the George Cross, recently for her courage under torture in the camp. Major Stephen Stewart said reelmen are attending the trial, today that although the camp which is expected to last into was built for six thousand or next year. Twelve German law- 7,000 women, 40,000 were kept yers represent the prisonera. there. But only 12,000 were Women witnesses from ten alive when the Red Army ar- countries will give evidence-- rived.

British, French, Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Polish. Czech, Austrian and German nationals.

Hardened Russian soldiers, he said, were horrified by what they saw when they libersted the camp.

Among the atrocities which witnesses would describe, were: medical experiments which turned healthy young women and girls into grey haired old women; the massacre of be- tween 3,000 and 7,000 women in gas chambers into which they were packed 150 at a time; the killing at birth of children born in the camp; the guards play- ing with the prisoners by tcss- ing them pieces of bread when they were half, and sometimes than half, starving: women being thrashed for not working hard enough; women being taken away to be experi- mented en by doctors and when coming round from the chloru

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Hunt For

baces r

Pirate Ship Off H.K.

Manila, Dec. 6.. The US Navy and all ships at

exceeding their "very high ex-day, Mr. Bevan said he hoped United States from meeting on the House of Communs to port target...there will remain to introduce a bill making it large supplies of grain available possible in Scotland to issue, at reduced fees, shortened birth for export at a later date."

dren's register which wouldses in Philippine waters were extracts of the adopted chil

ertificates and also shortened

contain no reference to paren- alerted by the Department of the tage, or adoption,

Interior today for a A number of members have pirate ship, the "Wan Jing," want

suspected been pressing for a new form of ed by the Shanghai police for birth certificate which would not smuggling passengers to Tientsin show evidence of illegitimacy The ship is the former LST 655, and Mr. Bevan told them to skippered by a day:-

identifled only as Mr. Quick and was last

London, Dec. 5. Evidence of illegi- form anding they had been timacy is to be denied in sterilised cr had their the shortened form of grafted. England the birth certificate in lists, photographers and news. More than 30: Allied journa-

and not because the real world food

Wales which Health Minister xsition is worsening."

Ife pointed out that were difinite prospects of in-have approved by Parlia- there Aneurin Bevan hopes to ed 240 votes-less than the total took the chair at 11 am. and received yesterday by Com-prefaced his remarks by sty months ahead and said if trans- creased food supplies in the

ment within the coming munist Maurice Thore, who as: "The Government coll-port, difficulties prevent the 12 months abtained 259.png siders that the House should j MRP and Conservatives voted be warned that recent events in for. Bidault, the Communists. the Americas may seriously. Socialist and Radicals against. affect the supply of certain A civilian truck was blown up while the Union Democratique foodstuffs to this country dur in the Street of Prophets near et Socialiste de la Resistance ing the coming month. It is Jerusalem's centre, killing two group voted for their own events and their repercussion

necessary to speak of the and injuring one, a Government didate.. source announced.

A third attempt to find a new upon us since the House and Subsequently a British constable | Premier with Canton, Déc. 8. was wounded by the outbreak of Parliamentary majority will be the reason for the continued the requisite the nation have a right to know Chinese

rifle fire in Malineh Yehuda and náde next Tuesday, newspapers

difficulties of our supply." Said here today that the Arab Legionnaires, wrecking an leaders will probably be in fair- hand grenades were thrown at During the weekend party

Not All Black British Army in HongArmy office at closely guardedly continuous consultation. un- Strachey, however, said the

Saraland military camp and kill-der the chairmanship of the food picture was not all binck i compensation to Changan.

Auriol, in an endeavour to find inproving and there were in- Tim-cheong and to court An official announcement said a working compromise. martial the soldier whol21 persons including seven British

creased supplies of wheat avail The most likely solution of able when transportation in the red the fatal shot.

Army officers welc atured and the French Government crisis is United States returned to nor Public bodies here today plosion.

hospitalized as a result of the ex- now considered to be a Govern-mal. Despite the seriousness of telegraphed to the National

ment under a Secialist or the situation Government would Assembly

Twenty others, among demanding the re British Army personnel and civi-parties except

them Radical and the inclusion of keep its promise of extra food trocession of Hong Kong and flans, were treated for minor in-Right. Republican

the extreme over the Christmas holidays. Kowloon.

party

Referring to the United furies-Associated Press.

Liberty-Reuter.

States coal strike. Struchey said: "This strike if continued quiry from General Mar- wi profoundly disturb the en- shall as to whether or tire American economy, includ-not. U.S. mediation was ing the transportation system still desired, Communist-

Food Minister told the Hause

Keplying to a question Mr. Clement Davis (Lib.). the that he was attempting to ob Rources while the United States tin wheat from alternative

experiencing transport difficulties. United Press.

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Kong is willing to paying a British officer and service- Assembly's President, Vincent the general world situation wasrsha

a pro-

The Shin Lu Club, Kuomintang organ, took the

lead in the agilation.

Observers here believe that affair

the Kowloon shooting will blow over if compensation and other remedies are forth. coming.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nanking wired to the *Aid to Wong Shia-cheong Committee" here saying that the question of retrocession of Hong Kong "is proceeding with an established national Polley"-Associated Press.

"Three Shots"

Caro

Eng

Phots in all This fact, he said,

proved it was no accidental shast

When alleged that the British,

by

Crossing the river had defin- future.

tely violated the Chinese border,

Goodwill Mission To China?

London, Dec. 5.

4

of

A really protracted strike might.

Rebuffed By Chou

Shanghai, Dec. 6.

In reply to a direct en-

man

F

Ravensbruck was built on the shares of a popular lakeside re- aort 50 miles from Berlin to the north. All ita inmates were women, 90 per cent of whom were Allied nationals, including slave workers and resistance fighters, and none of them had been given. trial-Reuter.

WE ARE BACKED. BY LONDON

Washington, Dec. 5. ́ ́ Barked by London's funn¬ cial strength, Hong Kong is autstripping all the Far East. in her economie revival while Britain is determined to rc-· tain control over her last im- perial possession in China, to a Hong Kong to the World Report

magazine.

The Ronort pointed out that the return of stability in China could quickly

revive? the nationalism of oversens Chinese in Hong Kong. Real. ising that sooner or

later will be

returned

Hong to: Chine

British officials, believe that their withdrawal will be delayed hij sazerak decades af prosper. ity Hong Kong continues.

Central News.

Ambiguity In Govt. Gazette

Summonses

against

"I hope the whole House sighted 125 miles South of Shan several department will agree when they see the tung on Nov. 22. nature of the blil, that ve have got round most of difficulties."-Reuter..

the lowing day but since then has not by Mr. F. X. d'Almada, It was due in Shanghal the fol- Stores were dismissed been reported Associated Press. Central Magistracy, yesterday "when he agreed with the defence that there was some am- biguity in the Chinese version of the "H.K. Govt. Gazette."

Weizmann To

Speak To Zionists

London, Dec. 6.

in time affect the movement of negotiator Gen. Chou The opening speech which Dr. Chaim Weizmann,

En-lai, now. in Yenan,

supplies In Canada,

Thus we are faced with the said that with the open- passibility of developments in

with the must obtain'

President of the World Zionist Organisation, is to deliver at the 22nd Zionist Congress at Basle next Monday will contain a defence of the Jewish Agency's recent decision to back partition as its present polley for Palestine, ac- cording to a forecast made by an official of the Agency at a press conference here.

Those summoned were the China Emporium; Kayamally & Co.; Vanco Co.; Keensen Co.; Un- Lion Dispensary: Grund Dispensary; Fook Hong; and the Chung Sai Chup Shing Medicine Co.; Luen

Medicine Co.all charged with selling sunitary napkiną above the controlled price.

Admitting this, defendants maintained that no "efence was committed, as they followed the.

the

Mr. steps should be taken to further months of additional supplies of ment" just before he left Nan-Jordan. My spokes to order to discuss partition. Mr. Y, K, Kan appeared for the

of

to begin negotiations in the near said: "I understand that the for shipment in the year and had stated they hoped. Mr. Anthony Eden (Cons.) asked to sell wheat and fisur convoking the National Aa- decide whether to send a Jewish ever been given the Jewish by pins for 11 when the control-

near

Chinese Government views on whether a British

North America which may haveing of the Nanking" As- Parliamentary Goodwill Mission to China the gravest consequences for sembly "there exists no would be acceptable are to be sought, declared

this country and for all other basis for negotiations be- Mr. Hector McNeil, Minister of State, in reply

countries who must rely outween the two parties." North American supplies." to a question in the House of Commons today..

He added that a prerequisite "These events have already to the resumption of negotia is understood, that the present Palestine due to the British which did not specify A Labour member, Lieutenant- I was aware that in spite of the gravely impeded the flow of

Dr. Weizmann wil add, it 3. Uncertainty and tension in Chinese version of the Gazette," Colonel Rees Williams, had sug-efforts being made by the certain staple foodstuffs to this Assembly and the restoration ment in Palestine of a visible polley.e

ticns was the dissolution of the pelicy aiming at the establish- Government's Canton, Dec. 5. gested that such Д The shooting of the villager would be met with gratifying tish influence in China was re

proposal British Consular services, Bri- country."

cf the military position as it Jewish state" (one that is cap-|

Immigration brands of sanitary napkins. Chang Tim-chang was not ac-response from the Chinese Gov-ally non-existent,

Wheat stocks in the United

Other summonses were:- cidental, declared Mr. Wen Chu ernment and he suggested time that in view of the great half of what they were at the lief conditions indicate a stif- from the

Was la not Kingdom were little more than on January 13.

The spokesman said that the able of living) In an adequate first two obstacles had now Oned $100 for sellingfa tin of Kwong Sing Hing, 13 Sal Street; representing "the People visit should take

This reversion to their ear area represents a concession been removed by the rrelease condensed milk for 33, the con- Organization of Tao-an for fight-summer.

place next desirability of continuing same time last year and Britain fening of the, Communist at-standpoint based on establish- Latrun camp and by the British Yung Fook of the Fal - Ying Ing Chang's case," who arrived

friendly association

original Zionist of Jewish leaders from the frolled price being 80 cents, here yesterday to report to the about trade with China,

Referring to the question Chinese people, that special within the next three or four terms of Chou's "farewell state whole of Palestine and Trans- delegation attended the Pales for selling 40-wett light bulb actual delivery titude as compared with the ment of a national hope in the agreement that if a Jewish shop, 21 Shingwo Road; Aned $20 Authorities.

According to the British, he McNeil said the Chinese Gavit?

wheat "over and above these king, claimed, Tommies fired three ernment were presented with

the British proposals for was willing to consider any

Mr. McNeil replied that he we have already purchased,"

The Jewish Agency

tine Conference it should be in for $2.50 (instead of $1.25) A On the other hand, the man pointed out that ene commercial treaty earlier this special ateps..

Strachey said the United Government--heartened by its the main tasks before the man In London tonight said, when the China Emporium was States Government had beer apparent political success

The Colonial Office spokes-defence, and pleaded not guilty, in Zionist Congress will be to however, that no assurance has suminoned for selling twelve bob- sembly; and Mr John Paton, Labour closest and fullest commercial "I must tell the House that overwhelming military superi- Conference when it is eventualment that a Jewish, deletion fo'ing to affix s price tag. The relying on its delegation to the Palestine Agency by the British Govern- cu price was a cents each and for was in midstream although the member, naked If the Minister relations with, China in accer- if the United States Government no furth determined to make ly resumed and he expressed at the Palestine Conference are adjourned for pe

no further concessions of any the personal view that it was would not be required to discuss dance with suggestions which should find itself unable to kind. Wen will ask the Provincial or three days ago. The British Mr. McNeil: Most certain. fcumstances should develop which It appears to depend on he said, been three, obstacles for a federal solution in Pales÷TREET

Mr. Paton has just made." agree to our request, or if cir

unlikely to do this. There had, the offical British proposals, Army love since accepted fully. To that end we have pro made it Impossible for those decide to take the final decisive

THE WEATHER responsibility for the accident duced a treaty."-Reuter.

whether or not the Communists to Jewish attendance, quantities to be moved to the eten of convoking their own ad

The anticyclone is moving east- after investigation.".

American seaboard for loading called "People's Assembly" in internment camps.

Three Obstacles y

vard, pressure now being highest At the Kam Loong Bes-in of the Committee was the Mr. Cheung explained that the

1. Detention of Jewish leaders in ships in 'the 'first few months

over Eastern Ching and the East taurant, near the World Thea-raising, of funds to finance

of the new year, then far from further large-scale military the conference attice Jewish Pros Two

What is certain is that any

ern Sea. A deep depression-re tre, yesterday afternoon Mr,, propaganda campaign through-

mains to the y of Hokkaido. Pres it being possible to deration operations (which, at the boat, representatives.could only agree Bombay, Dec. 6. Cheung Chung-ying (Chair out the Po On District, so the today when the police fired in necessary to reduce the present will aggravate the present suffi

About 24 people, were injured bread it would also certainly he must last for several mentis to attend in order to discuss Page Thres

sure is low over, the Southern uan addressed the local Chin people of Pa On could be toki, Almedabad, the second biggest ratin

Philippines and/ over the equa=" se Press on the terms of re? about the incident. The Commit- Industrial city in Bombay Preal-

torial region eastward from ciently chaotic coeditions of

partition with d

Fetty Lau" Gete Maximum Borneo, erence of the "Bliumchun Vil tee also intended to erect a dency, as an unruly crowd at Britain had also lost nearly disastrous even for a militarily Fleet, that part of the U.S. Anti-British Agitation: What Meat Shipments Lost

Sentence: Lifo, Agers Aid to Cheong Tin monument at Shumchun to per templed to take out Ta Zias (inth seven weeks 'chipments of meat succesful government. Marine force was awaiting re- the

China and this might prove miral Cooke, of the U.9, 7th Pane Fo

Today's Forecast, Fresh easter- Four

winds, moderating; fine, be cheung Committee

pétuate, the memory of Cheong (and paper models of the tombs from Argentine as a result of a It is believed in some quar-patriation is considered to be Page Five

coming cloudy Cheong Tim-cheung unfor Tim-cheung. As if the of Hasan and Hussain) to be car-strike nt, great meat packing,ters that this latest rebuff may not wtihput significance as Im Almost Phenomenal Speed, Maximum; -89.5 deg. Fah." unately was fatally wounded Subscriptions here could be ried in a procession of the Mos-plants in that country. The result in Marshall's return to plying a possible, change in

the Explanation?..

Yesterday's weather or stray bullet from the addressed care of the "National lem Festival of Muharran-Reu- loss of meat was "Almost im Washington for consultation, American policy towards China, Reftati de of the border two Times," Mr. Cheung said

Minimum:-60 deg. Fal possible to make up completely. Yesterday's statement by Ad--Own Own Correspondent,

Ho said, the line of demarcation

Brioth claim the line is 10 yards

north

of the river.

Council to dispatch men to Pao- in to conduct on the spot inres tigallons-Central News! Press Meeting

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British Government desire the future.

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