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LONDON JEWS LAUNCH "OFFENSIVE" HYSTERICAL STUDENTS Lerwick

TRAIN CRASH

London, Jan. 3. Five persons were kill- cd and 43 injured, 35 seriously, when the Lon- don Norwich express, apparently running "blindly" in heavy mid- night fog, smashed into the rear of a stationary passenger train at Gidea Park station on the oul-! skirts of London,

Visibility of only three yaris in the area hampered resene operations and forced the police to abandon their cars and pra- | ceed on foot lighting their way with flashlights,

1

Travelling ut 40 miles hour, the engine of the express telescoped into the rear of the passenger car, leaving it a de. molished mass of twisted steel. was catapulted Another car "from the tracks through the roof of the station.

reas. Car

IN PALESTINE Flame-Throwers, Machine-Guns,

STERN GANG Land-Mines, Bombs

INTERVIEW

The rexeical of violence by Jewish underground groups in Palestine on Thursday night. marked the first occasion in which Irgun Zrai Lrumi and the Stern Gand have cooper- aled and virtually merged themselves into a single strik- ing force. Several days ago the Unlied Press submitted a list of questions to determine the aime and policies of the Stern Gany. The questions and answers follow,

One witness said the engine!

Jerusalem, Jan, 3. the went through

Question: Will you observe a "like a knife through butter."real truce?

Injured people. some of them: Answer: "A truce between two place pinned under the debris, alter-fighting parties can take

(1) between nately moaned) an: screamed only in two cases for help as

workers one battle and anotherto bury dead and clear the field of stumbled over each other un-the able to see far enough to work wounded, and (2) at the end of war and before the peace treaty is. cfficiently.

sides arc signed when both Dense Fog More than 20 ambulancesatisfied that an decision can be

reached by arms or else

rescue

when

British Officer

Killed

Jerusalem, Jan. 3.

The terrorist army Irgun Zvai Leumi last night launched a full-scale offensive throughout Palestine, carrying out their threat to end the three-week's truce. Nearly tweny attacks on British troops and Palestine police were made in different parts of the country, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Tiberias in "the north.

The terrorists used flame throwers for the first time in an effort to overcome British armour- ed cars but the attacks were unsuccessful and The outbreak some weapons were captured. started with a hail of fire from machine-guns on the British military headquarters in Tel Aviv and reports quickly came in of land mine and bomb explosions in other areas. (Earlier reports appear on Page 5.)

two British pollesmen, two mines near Hadera. Arab vonstables, and one no casualties.

Two icens

There were

"QUEEN MARY" SPRUCING UP

London, Jan. 3.

The Cunard White Star'a 83,000-ton. "Queen Mary,” the world's second largest liner, is not expected to resume her North Atlantic run until the summer, Cunard afficials said - today

The hurry which retired from trooping dalies in Sepp, tember, is being reconditioned: for posscuper trade at Southampton-United Press.

Doctor Accused

Of Rape

Gettysburg, Jan. 3. Dr. Robert S. Lefever

is accused by a 23-year- old woman of giving her a little white pill for a headache then raping her."

Justice of the Peace John R. Bashore held the Gettysburg physician for Grand Jury-ad- tion on charges of rupe and ad- ministering a drug to comneit felny, Bond was set at

$2.500.

Mrs. Rita Dryer, formerly of

was unable to say definitely

In spite of the "heavy sente unconfirmed report. of fighting, casualties amount- carrying paratroopers of the 6th called to the scent virtually one side surrenders uncondition-el to only one British officer Airborne Division were blown up crawled toward the station sally"

Does your struggly contain the killed and six British addiers. by electrically detonated land- Providence, „R. 1.. testified she dense was the fog. Buses and lorries were also used to take germs of retribution? the injured to hospitals.

"Certainly yes. When someone Huge searchlights were rig-klaps your face you run away if ked in an attempt to penetrate you are a coward. If you the mist and all rescuers to for honour you want your fist to locate the injured.

return the blow. Na enemy will As the second thickest fog of dictate our action. We are decid- the year covered the East Ending for ourselves when and where

a

of London, again forcing the to strike

Are you anti-British?

care

"We are Britain's enemies. We

THEM

SHOWING

HOW?

London, Jan 2. The first group of 38 German civilians From the Brtish Zone serve the conditions of German prisoners of war in Britain and to study methods of British aduit education,

out cold."

STILL PARADING

(From Our Correspondent)

Airport Crash

Lerwick Jan. 3.

Shanghai, Jan. 3, Forming an exact parallel with what happened in the recent hawker case in Hong Kong in the way they have been artificially stirred up, the demonstrations over the alleged rape of a Pei-crew of a US. Flying "ping girl by a U.S. Marine are now more in- terested in demands for American withdrawal: from China than in the original case, in which" the charge of rape appears ever more doubtful,

According to

Five members of the

Fortress bailed out of their plane safely "today when it encountered difficulties on a flight

Three of the men landed near Lerwick airport while the other two fell in the sen and were rescued.

Despite official appeals, stu- volved is not one of the mill-from. Iceland to Prest- dent strikes and demonstrations tary personnel and is subject to wick, Scotland. continue in Nanking and Chinese jurisdiction. He denied

the rumours, Shanghai,

which were he Authoritative American cir-lieved to have been started by cles pointed cut to me today radicals, that the American was that the present embarkation Navy personnel. in Chinrangtao. of same 3,000 officers and men if the Seventh Regt., U. S. Marine Corps, for return to the U.S.A. is in ac- cordance with long, pre-arran- ved plans and is not connected with the present hysterical anti- American demonstrations.

BY ANTHONY ULLSTEIN)

{་་

"Leftist"

demonstrations

and Ler-

The "Flying Fortress" was the police reported to have left Iceland Rogers was leaving a bar with yesterday on a local flight but rickeha pullers was ordered to proceed to a girl when solicited a fare. A quarrel Prestwick to land. The B-17 developed in which more than reported it was: In difficulties 10 pullers attacked Rogers. over the Shetlands who produced a knife. It said wick aiport turned on its land-

che all the pullers fled, but

ing lights but was unable to and bumped against a post

who was caught by Rogers

establish contact with the plane either by visual or radio cum- the allegedly stabbed

puller twice causing serious wounds. munication.

Meanwhile, Shanghai students

Shortly afterwards

three

a1e, ending their strike todays members of the crew parachut- and are scheduled to return to ed near the airport. Later the

Shanghai, Jan. Well-informed Chinese- and American quariere regard the anti-American

classes on Saturday. Most of other two were picked up from in Shanghai, Peiping, Nanking the anti-American posters along the water. The wreckage of and Tientsin as an upsurge of the streets have already been the plane was not located im-

removed.-United Press.

mediately-United Press. the Chinese Leftist underton), which for months has gathering force against United

Government

berti

States aid to the Kuomintang France Not Ready

To Negotiate

The nature and circumstan- cca of the student parades pro- vided evidence that the alleged rape was seized upon as a pre- text for sparking what essen whether the doctor had assault-tially was a political movement.

The preliminary' police ed her during a visit to his port, which denied there was effee one night because "I was physical evidence of a rape, was

disregarded from the outset. Other indications shedding doubt on the girl's victimisation were obscured by mob anger. The posters and slogans featured by the. demonstrators had the same political charac ter as those used in previous anti-American parades.

The speed with which the

demonstrations

felt. dizzy and I don't re- f member anything until I came to. I felt like a fig. When I came to, I didn't have anything

Describing R

conversation

physician after she awoke, Mrs. Dryer testified she asked:

Paris, Jan. 3. French Government spokesmen yesterday declar

ed that France could not negotiate with the Viet Nam Republic under "existing condi- tions" and questioned the authority of Ho Chi Minh's regime over Northern Indo-China, French Foreign Office quarters made this asser-

tion as the Colonial Minister, Marius Moutet. arrived in Hanoi to exchange views with the fugitive Nationalist Government with a view, to reestablishing peace. The Quai d'Orsay spokesman said Moutet does not possess full powers to negotiate a set- What happened?"

* student She said the doctor replied: from city to city has convinced tlement on the spot, but added that such authority could be "I fixed you up. That's seasoned observers of the presence

This telegraphed to him if the neat of organised leadership. what you needed!

Mrs. Dryer declared she hat leadership may be counted upon arose. He said that Moulet off- not consented or in my way to exploit future "incidents" for cially was on a mission of in- intimated 10 Dr. Lefever that a similar agitation..

cancellation of dog racing, an- other pile-up was averted nar- rowly when a train from Stratore anti-British because the alien tacked in Jerusalem and Ti. arcived in England today to ob- which she said she had with the ford was flagged down only 100 rute over our country is a virtual

military occupation."

cutside yards from the wreckage.

Would you really fight The fog suddenly lifted at Palestine's boundaries?

GMT about 3 a.m.

"Yes. As a matter of fact we Hongkong time) revealing the already started when two years aren strewn with baggage and 'oen-we killed Lord Mayne, form- mail which postal clerks im-er Minister State in Cairo." mediately began gathering and Would you solicit or accept Rus- sorting.--United Press.

'sia's help?

(11 a.m.

Jerusa-

The men include politicans,

journalists.

trade

male civilian injured. Five (Continued on Page 8, Col. 8) Jews, including a Jewish NAAF girl are also injured Experts are today examining the home-mar's flanie Uhreyers) captured from the terrorist who were..npmrently recking R cầunter-weapon to British armoured cars. The Irgan at- with their berlas last night flame throwers, which are cas ried by one man in harness, The attacks faled and several flame throwers were captured teachers, by the police a the, heart of, untonista and students. They will Jeruzalem.

six week ecurse at the ... attend The operations em in the German prisoner of war training Park outside tiongly guarded British militere at Wilton

London, tery headquarters in

The British Control Office said lem's King David Hotel was that if the visit proved success. ke a battlefront centre lastful, other groups would be in- night as intelligence officers vited.--United Press. "The ratio of strength is in

pin-pointed terrorist attacks on. favour of the enemy. We, there large-scale, wall map. By mid- Lundón, Jan. 3.. fore, would take any measure tonight the map showed these i An Exchange Telegraph disbalance their ascendancy."A starv. { patch from Nairobi said today ed man should not be asked whe- that six African soldfers were ther he likes meat or prefer

Tel Aviv-Citrus House, Bri killed and several wounded in vegetarian dish. He would take

mutiny at an ammunition anything, even a biscuit:

tish military headquarters in depot at Gilgil. Kenya, yester- Would you light the Arabs if Tel Aviv, was riddled by a bar- day.

they struggled for the Arab char-rage of fire from neighbour- --Some-150-Askaris- due for acter of Palestine?-----

Ing-roof-tops. Those en duty. Gemobilisation in two monthe "There is rcom enough in the inside threw themselves to the refwed to perform their duty Middle East. We believe in alli- floor as bullets whined through and troops were called from aned-with Middle East powers." windows. shattering glass and Nanyuki, 50 miles away, the What difference is there in the splintering tables, chairs), and dispatch said.

idcology between you and the duara. The trots were forced to other underground organisations? re on the Askaris, three of "The time in not far when all Whom were wounded seriously, three anderground groups will

-United Press,

join hand."-United Press.

DEMOB RIOT

Any Measure

11

"March of Death' Down Main Street

Tokyo, Jan. 3.

*

attacks:

Tel-Aviv

At the height of battle, lights went out in various parts of the city, a mile was reported to have exploded near the city's railway station and gunmen toased band grenades into a military car park. Roads in Tel-Aviv were reported to have been mined. Two British

spread!

quiry to report back to the Čabinet on or about... January

sald

she was willing to consuminate Anti-Foreignism 14.

The Vague anti-foreignisni

an immoral relation.

The physician did not testi- fy-Associated Press.

Refused To Fight For The Japs

Singapore, Jan. 3. Subadar, Muzzafir Khan, continuing his evidence at yesterday's resumed hearing of the Christ- mas Island mutiny trial said that the disci- pline of the men in his detachment deteriorat- ed after the first Jap air-raid on the island, and after the white flag was hoisted on March 7, 1942, on the orders of the Commanding Officer, Captain Williams:

U.S. Wants

Russia To

which broods under the surface two conditions must be set be

and-fortimas Qual d'Orsay effcials Cough Up

Washington, Jan. 3.

of Chinese political life-from the fore France could negotiate withi The United States has

extreme Left to the extremic

Right is as fully present today Ho Chi Minh- arstly, order prodded the Soviet Un-

uť

as during the first big "Get Out and calm must be restored, ant

campaign last June, secondly, France, must verify ion for the third time to

of persons

with settle its $11,000,000,000 But the Leftist movement which the pawers

lend - channel this whom she would be negotia- | (£2,750,000,000) is ever ready mood into de China policy is be-

demonstrations

against ting. Washington's

ماون

lease account, Washing- The Foreign Office spoken- man said a group of "dissident"ton officials disclosed on Viet Nam officials had Pa-Friday.

lieved to have grown stronger.

leved

The Democratic League. Left-of-the Centre party which bnycuted the Kuomintang-domin-tablished & regime across the The United States Ambassador, Bedell ated National Assembly, was border in China under a former Lieut-General Walter

Smith, took the question-up with closely allied to the campaign last Foreign Affairs Minister. June. The League's Executive The Viet Namese Minister of the Kremlin in a personal call on Committee is at present

holding a a National Economy had been January. 1. pienary session in Shanghai- captured by French troops in and the people who are in the Hanoi, he added. know say the party now is at tempting to base. Its programme of democratic reform DI m158 support rather than politioni palaver.

Two previous noies from the State Department suggesting Rus- We cannot negotiate when so-American discussions toward a Viet Nam snipers are firing at settlement of wartime obligations have gone unanswered, cffcials French officials," he said:

stated. Fired On

dinh

was

They declared that the Soviet

sociated Press, d

THE WEATHER

Seven Indian soldiers are on could not find his revolver. On

A "mass action" programme of Snipers fired on M. Moutet trial accused of killing a Bri-emerging from a jungle hide. tish officer and four British out after the alleged shooting this sort, observers point out, can shortly after he arrived in Union was the only Allied power NCO's on the island in 1942. of the Britons Khan saw four be expected to exploit incidents Hanoi for an on-the-spot inves which had falled to settle lend- such as the present "faps" castigation of Indo-China ecndi- lease obligations. Britain and Subadar Khan Bald Captain, Sikh eqnatables.

France settled up in conferences policemens were wounded when williams had discussed

with Once, after being sent for by turning them quickly into public Palestine police armoured car him the discipline of the men, the Japanese, he addressed the American armed forces in China,

protest against the presence of tions.

French authorities said that which resulted in leans from the

United. Stales............. was blown up by a landmine at and on March 9 Captain Wilmen of his detachment and teki American

sales and the Cabinet Minister's party: american surplus Sarona, a police camp near Tel- liams ordered the rencisting of them they must stick to their

other ald to President

Chlang were visiting a hospital when The Soviet Union will be called Aviv. Communications be the Union Jack and the re-n oath and not fight against either Kai-shek

shots were fired, apparently on to pay a percentage of the cont The Japanese people's spirit of vengeance and

Communist tween' Tel-Aviv and Jaffa were sembling of their gun. Captain the British or. Americans.

efforts at fanning from an Annamite house near of lend-lease goods for which a hatred for American fllers reached such

reported to have been cut.

Williams, asked Subadar Khan Khan eaid that when the these incidents or utilising them heights that even Japanese airmen who para-

Jerusalem

to tell his ren that the rehoist troops were asked in parade. by once started can also be taken for the hospital. None of the French Peacetime use can be found.-As- chuted over Japan were in danger, because

Jerusalem: The police opening of the Union Jack was done the Japanese, those brave granted, observers eay. It would, was hit, they reported.

fellows who have killed the Bri- however, be over-simplifying the The French garrison at Nam- repulsing violent case to blame the week's demon- the people did not take the time to see distinc-

ed fire when terrorists attacked to attract Allied shipping

trations flame- Simultaneously, Captain Wil-tishers, fall in at the front," Case

tram "orders Ton

Yann

nun" artillery-supported Viet Nam- tions," it was revealed at the International a patrol car with new

did ao,

The Chinese "Democratic Move- ese attacks, a French communi- throwers, Two hand-grenades liams, posted a sentry near the some of the accused Military Tribunal for the Far East here.

Esewhere in northern Inder slowly Khan himself refused to fight ment" as it calls itself is further que said. Evidence was introduced in The report said that when were thrown into the guard flagstaff with a white fag and others did not.- the form of partial extracts the Tokyo Army prison was room of the British military binoculars and gave him in- from a 30-volume Allied report burned by an incendiary bomb; Poet at the Syrian Orphanage.structions to pull down the for the Japancae and said that some private Chi concerning the treatment of the Americans were left to burn according to an unconfirmed ye Uninn Jack and heist the white po this parade the Japanese de- ists and merchants who feel they China only patrol activity wasted over the Burli

flag at sight of a Japanese slip prived him of his badges faro being squeezed out of busi- reported Associated Prese..

neas by the growing government Allied nirmen in Japan. to death in locked cells, atport.

or plane, Subadar Khan. testi- rank, Americans who strafed fish though all the Japanese guards

Two or three months later monopoles and tend to favour any fled.

forces opposing the Kuomintang's Under

cross-examination, his budges were returned and

Economic power-United Press. this, according the evidence, killed and five other ranke in Khan said that after the gun he was put in charge of, a New Incident by saying that if the prisoners Jured when a Bren-gun carrier

Shanghai, Jan. 3. ury, released, they might have was blown up in Haifa, believed was reassembled he received an party of prisoners of war, he

order from Captain Williams said. Associated Press. bean attacked Ly the Japanese by a land minė A. bomb explo- By March, 1945, when large people

sion had earlier been reported in that it was, to be used for the protection of Allied Ships Japanese cities such as Tokyo, The introduced a Halfa. patrol

1.

Ing vessels and gallines in the Osaka-Kobe area, and were shot down, and taken prisoner, were executed without trial..

escaped. The Japanese, Justified

Haifa.

Haifa, One British' officer was

•

Paer, Twe

strengthened by support from Chinese Industrial-

City Police authorities fear

The Weather In December

mr..

A moderate anUcyclone 'extende from Central China to Japan and is moving

Eastwards;;A depression.

Low Ever West China and over the min torial regions,

S Forecast Light or moderate E «i. cloudy, inlety, with partial clearance 'dur- ing the day; mfid.

against an kommune of 1,01 mm. Rendiars at 4 passes As

-> Yaslarday's' weather't-- Maximtioni. 18.1 dem Fah." Minimum 611 dey." Fab.", Surahines 6"hours" val Last month was the dullest and Bainfalls. Nils, total, since Jan. 19.30 com, wattast December, recorded in that the anti-American feeling fourteen years with 124 hours Barometer at ... 1019.8. mu. which is gradually dying down sunshine, 48 hours: below normal Bel Fund In des F may flame up again over the and 09.8 millimetres of rain, 11.8 Dew Point: in der. Fah stabbing involving an Ameri-

UNERA | 90.7.

807 by normal. A total of wind prin

on Dec. 29, an Wind Fosca 15 knots if fishing vessel on Wednesday, in

only.. amount

exceeded previously can crewman of an which a Chinese ricksha puller once during December when 90.3

London, Jan 3 Apprit

mm, fell on Dec. 9, 103140 was seriously wounded, and

Prime Minister Clement RALL Mean temperature, of of Bushido".

The name of the American, who is in Chinese police custody was normal. The maximum temle took time out from a full, day of engagements today for a family Leading Article: Volunteer and is to be turned over to the Dec. and the minimum of 49.00F luncheon at 10 Downing Street

perature of 78,493, occurred on Grievance

Comes procurate for investigation,

20 Belative humidity celebrate bis 64th birthday.. Lord was given as Rogers A

77% and dew point 540P were 74 President of the Council Herbert Into Farce.

Mayor K. C. Wo, in a state- and og shore, normal, res-Morrison also celebrated his "500"

birthday today-United Press. Home & Local Sports News, etc. I ment, said the American in- pectively.

Nagoya; Osaka and Kche began series of affidavits Cebied. Another Britain was agginst Japanese submarines, ON OTHER PAGES to feel the full effect of "indie the treatment of American (the Halla town area but without but it was never used. criminate incendiary bombingliers captured by the Japanese canilles, At Kirayat Halm, a Khan' said news was received

of Stripping. the Japanese people's feeling in China: The evidence said the ewish settlement none Huffy, on the island through radio Tried, to Kill Herself on Threat mounted "and suddenly became Japanese conducted a "march of tomatic weapons and hand grenset from the BBC and through Page Three rap violent the report said death" down a main street in ades were used. The road from New Delhi and Singapore After the first beheading, of Hankow, which was thronged there to Acre was reported to be stations. The news of the fall American Hiers shot down with Chinese civilians who heavily mined.

* Tokyo, prisoners were general stoned, kicked and bent the Tiberias

of Singapore was received in Page Four this manner.

to Maj.

Boxer's

Dec on Mine Nationalisation

ly sent to the Tokyo Army pris American fliers who had signs Northem; Palestine Terrorists "Brave" Fellows son, where they were, court tied around their necks saying, who attacked a military car park Knan explained that the maritialled if suspected of viola-Hankow bombing devils at Tiberias with fame-throwers reason he was nervous on the Face Eight #ting military, regulations." United Press,

were driven off, according to an night of March 10 was that he