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Congress H.K. TEXTILE MANUFACTURES JEWISH STATE Windsor

Accepts Plan

Delhi, Jan. 6. The „All-Jodja Compress Committer Congress Party

"Parliamont"-today accep Id the British interpretation of the disputed provincial group- Ing clauses in the British plun for an independent India.

The Moslem League has British already accepted the interpretation which was issued after the recent India talks in London.

today

Congress* decision paves the way for Moxien League participation in the Constituent Assembly, which had held a number of meetings to devise Inilla's constituti: n.

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First Cotton Yarn Arrives From Japan

Allocations Now Being Made

(By Margaret Bradbury)

bid to restore Hong Kong's textile trade, which before the war was the Colony's largest indus- try, is now under way and it is probable that by the middle of this month the textile situa- tion here will have gained its earlier import- ance in supplying much needed materials to overseas markets. More important perhaps in its immediate effect on the Colony will be the employment provided for many thousands of now workless people in the manufacturing houses.

MONTY OFF TO Troop

MOSCOW

- Berlin, Jan. 6. Field Marshal Fiscornt

• Montgomery left curly today jor Moscou for ". werk's military visit.

He had stopped in Rerlin two days as the guest of Bri- tian Army and Military Gov- crament oficială......Associated Press,

of Transport

Strike In

With the arrival of the s.s. Empire Fraser from

Japan a few days ago came the first cotton Britain

yarn since 1941, and allocations are now being made to manufacturers on the basis of the. number of weaving and knitting machines owned.

were

Train Bombed

Cairo, Jan. 5. 'Three bombs were thrown at a train carry- ing British troops from Cairo to Palestine, via Port Said, tonight, near Galyub, about eight

miles north of Cairo.

Eleven soldiers were injured, three of them seriously.

The three bombs were thrown at one of three.carriages carrelse, British troops, just after the train had left the Cairo area. The train Immediately halted and the in- jured were taken to hospital at Benha, north of Cairo.

TRAIN DERAILED

AS DOMINION? Jewellery

London, Jan. 6. The British Cabinet, in an allout effort to find a solution for the increasingly grave Palestine problem, today was reportedly prepared to consider a plan for the creation of a Jewish state with the status of a British dominion. Such a plan stood little chance of acceptance by Jewish leaders in view of their repeated de- mands for a completely independent state and the rising anti-British feeling among the Jew- ish population of the Holy Land.

AT-BOMB PROOF

FACTORIES.

Washington, Jan. 0. Mr. Robert Wood Johnenn,

and you

production expert

fired Brigadier General, ycs- tering urged industry fo start now, with GovkramENÍ. aid, to design new factories for protection against elevate attack.

کردیا

Wor Department officials. at the age time, told a re porter that progress tops be ing made, in studio methods for industrial pro- tection and civilian defence aguinat mass *destruction

attacks.Associated Press,

Explosion In Cinema

ני

Turns Up

Paris, Jan. 5. Jewellery found in a suitcase at Secondigny, on the Paris-Bordeaux railway line yesterday, was believed to be part of the £25,000 worth of gems stolen from the The usually well-informed Duchess of Windsor at diplomatic correspondent of the Edham Lodge at Sun- "Dally Telegraph" said the plan

a suggested for Cabinet consi-ningdale last year, the deration would call for the com- Paris newspaper Aurore nlete cessation of terrorist ac said today.

tivities before dominion status The newspaper said that Scot- was granted.

fland Yard had been informed of Meanwhile it was increasing the discovery and the Brilish might ly apparent that British politi-police believed that they cal and military leaders were at,belong to the Duchess.

A warning to this effect Was loggerheads concerning propo- sals to invoke martial law to telephoned to the Paris Security crush the terrorists in Pales- Police, the newspaper added. The tine. The military authorities, police were stated to be anxious backed by High. Commissioner lo contact a man wearing a Bri- Sir Alan Cunningham's report ish Royal Air Force uniform who cf a rising anti-Jewish feeling was said to have given the name among the troops under terror of Ward when he reported losing ist attacks, were understood to the jewellery on the Paris- train to the Poitiers be demanding harsh restrictive Bordeaux

Police.

measures.

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Priority Problem

However, British policy mak- ere feared martial law would merely aggravate the situation and alienate the powerful fac tions of the Jewish community which are anti-terrorist. Jerusalem. 2 the Iru Zvai British press reports from

The man had not been seen since, the report odded.~~Reuter.

More Air Crashes

Just before Christmas, Mo- bammed Ali Jinnad, President j of the League, told the mess that "unless and until Congress unequivocally accepts the inter- pretation which has been cate-

London, Jan, G., gorically and definitely pur

Supplies of food and other by the British Government in

goods brought by road their statement on Dec. 6 on

abruptly interrupted today by the Cabinet Mission plan of

It is expected that vary wil | number of Chingar owners out an unofficial Bghtning strike of May 16, there is fin occasion

The Egyptian Premier, Nokrashv other Pasha, tonight communicated with meeting of continue to arrive in large of business and appls where any some 5.000 drivers and for me to call a the Moslem League Council for enough quantities to maintain craft now land veje opinasty employees of large haulage the hospital directer enquirias They are dissatisfied about the condition of the injured revising its previous decision the Industry. The S.T. & L.--the sites of factories. These firms. to boycott the Constituent As. Government department respon- twners have sipe had to find with the recent wages and hours men.

of new quarter. Many weavers proposals of this industry's The Director said he had great sembly."

aible for the distribution

been and knitters dimñiles their Wages Board.

hopes of saving the lives of the The acceptance of the Brithis material have also

The strike is considered like three most serious cases.-Reuter. tish Government's interpreta successful in securing rayon and machinery and took it into Freel tion was given by 99 votes to 52 other yarns required for the China, bot thir has now been, ly to spread, in which case it on a resolution by the Congress production of art silk materials, brought bark overland to Hong would affect many supplies for Working Committee, which fol- hosiery and similar goods. Kong.

the whole of the country, in- Al the moment there are 209 eluding all kinds of food, news-i lowed consultations

This will also be distributed between

weaving Pandit Nehru. Vice-President during January.

factories here using print, wing, spirits

Orivitz, Wisconsin, Jan. 6. and to-

An explosion, in which of the Indian Interim Govern-

power and hand

They bacco. It has already held up senger train was derailed and

A Milwaukee Railroad there were no casualties, ment, and Mr. Gandhi,

own among the 2.289 power the unloading of looms and 2,500 hand locms. food

cargoes of attendants at a nearby hospital occurred at the World Leumi leaders had abusively killed and 20 injured in three at the London docks, said that about 30 persons were Cinema, There are also 248 knitting fac. Haulers of Leeds, Liverpool and injured, apparently none criti-Road, at 10.10 last night. Agency leaders to halt the pre-sleet and rain hit as you after Des Voeux rejected pless from the Jewish plane crashes lust night as snow, tore power in Newcastle are reported to have eally. South them of 1.230 power knitting been asked to strike in support.

There was little panic and the sent operations. This appeared extending as far as 260 miles member of the Indian Interim Africa, British West Indies machines and 516 hand knitting if these appeals were successful, three coaches and two sleeping wing of the film, a Chines to confirm statements made at around New York,

China, machines. On the hosiery pro

the Basle Zianist Congress after 1 resumed theduction side there are 185 power

which denounced the present and machines readỹ"lo begin turn-.

Apparently caused by a, hand, Jewish leadership as, "quisling ing out goods and 1.055 hand

renade which had been placed and threatened civil war in the machines.

in a bucket of sand in a corner event of further collaboration

with the British. of the stalls, the explosion resulted in two fire brigade ap- pliances and the Police Emer- gency Unit rushing to the acene, No arrests were made.

Before the war Hong Kong used 20,000 tons of entton yarn a year, and countries which "Bose Protests

received the, Colony's textile Sarat Chandra Bose, Bengal exports were Malaya. Siam, Congress leader and forme: Netherlands East Indies, Government, resigned his mem. French Indo China, hership of the Congress Wark-East and West Africa. ing Committee today in protest Philippine Isles, Borneo against-the resolution.

the United Kingdom, Sarat Chandra Buse said in a I understand that about telegram to the Congress Presi 70,000 people were employed in dent, Acharya Kripalani, that it the factories here and that stultifies Congress, makes the figure does not include the nurs Constituent Assembly a sub. bers of workers holding ancil. servient body irreparably des, lary jobs, estimated at about troys India's integrity and ae 50.000. Many millions of del tually compels the provirees to lars a month came into the Col-tape and cotton. accept grouping against thoirony through these exports after will and to surrender provincial the demand of the limited local -autonomy.

market had been met.

"The Constituent Assembly. Machinery Returns - acting in accordance with the It has taken a considerable British Government's interpre amount of ingenuity on the part; tation and mandate cannet pos-of Hong Kong's factory owners sibly frame the constitution for to rehabilitate their workshops. a sovereign republic of India," The Japancre. when they ex- he declared-Reuter,

tended Kai Tuk airdrone put a

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Honours For Colony Police Officers

tion from

Ioms.

The range of products ex- Ported before the occupation covered a very large variety. Among them were bed covers, hose. singlets. sports shirts; underwear, cardigans, belts,

Major Task

By the production of gh canvas and other textiles there factories contributed very large- ly to the prosperity of another major industry, the making of rubber shoes. In the past Hong Kong exported to the United Kingdom something like ten million pairs of rubber each year.

One of the major tasks of the Government after the liberation was to try and rehabilitate the textile and knitting industries., Ta do it they needed large con signments of entton yarn, and there hegan a whole series of contacts with present makers of this commodity all over the world.

One coach was overturned and

movie, was

thousands more drivers, would cars left the rails-Associated surt stoppage be involved. Reuter.

Prese

Fighting Breaks Out In Teheran

Teheran, Jan. 6.

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not

Though several local theatres Fierce fighting broke out at the gates of the King's have received letters in the past palace when police halted a demonstration in demands for money were

weeks, threatening bombing if connection with the forthcoming Iranian na-met, this is the first occasion tional elections.

that any violence has occurred Officials said that 11 policemen

in a cinema. Iranian diplomatic circles - and "four or five" demonstrators phasise that the case ia different stands that on

The "China Mail" under Dec. 23 the were

Injured-six

policemen from that of the countries of World Theatre received a letter critically so.

Ragtern Europe, where Britain demanding $2,000, to be paid at shoes The Minister of Propaganda and the United States have.

and Labour, Aramesh, said the dertaken certain

Sheklung ជ town on the demonstration began by the strik- for the political future

responsibilities Kowloon-Carton Railway about to make "certain claims regard-prevail among the Iranian elec- ing University students seeking Backwardness and dependence half way to Canton. ing the elections.

terate and is believed by many Earlier he

had denied at a newa observers here to make elections. conference what he described as as they are understood in the rumours that the Government West was interfering in the elections. is impracticable at the present He said the reports were being Anglo-Saxon

quarters .stress spread by "people opposing the that whatever discrepancy exists Iran democratic art." party in electoral practice between of Premier Ahmed Quavam, a The world's cotton yarn is

Iran and the Anglo-Saxon coun- The Minister eaid that all local tries the matter concerns Iran's uniler the control in Washing and foreign newsmen were invit people alone.-Reuter. ion of a board known as the ed to observe the balloting Combined Textile Committee.scheduled to begin at Teheran on This board is in full possession Saturday,

the

WAS

In Iran,

Five persons were reported

New York, Jan, G.

A nationwide transport 'ser- vice plane crashed in the den- seig wooded section of Carmel, New Jersey during heavy snowstorm, killing three and injuring 18 others. give number one priority to the plane, prevented from landing - The Cabinet is expected to Later an American Air Lines Palestine problem at its sessions at New York's La Guardia field by a snowstorm, 'crash landed on a Long Island beach, but ohly two of the 16 persons aboard the pilot and copilot

were injured.

this week-United Press,

HARLEM FIRE

New York, Jan. 6.

In Scott county, Virginia, injured and 50 saved, all Negroes, plane crashed. Twenty passen. Four persons were killed, eight two persons were killed as their

alarm fure which destroyed a were by firemen's Jadders, in a four-gers, including three women reported aboard the Harlem tenement.

nationwide transport. Willie The blaze originated from electric short circuli in the basep, world featherweight box- ment which spread to the dumb-ing champion, was one of these walter-United Press.

injured.

GRAVE SHANGHAI All's Well Again On

WARNING

Shanghal, Jan. 6.

Mayor K. C. Wu today warned

Palmyra

Island

Washington, Jan. 6.

the basis of a message received from Honolulu, that the waters which threatened to engulf tiny Palmyra Island in mid-Pacific were re- ceding, and that the men there were "return- ́ing to duty."

In addition to the award of the Order of the Bri- tish Empire to Mr. Frederick Frank Walter Shaftain, S.S.P., of the British Empire Medal

Shanghai faces a critical period the 161 city Councillors that The Navy Department announced last night, on to Coxwain Fong Hing of the Water Police, and of the King's Police Medal to Mr. Leslie

in 1947 and that "Herculean" Arding Thomas, late Acting Deputy Commis-

NO FURTHER

efforts will be required to stabilise sioner of Police under the B.M.A., numbers of

the city's commodity prices and} of facts about production of He added that any political COMMENT

tide Shanghai through the econo- other police officers received official recogni-

mic crisis. yarn in all parts of the earth party or group is free to cam- tion of meritorious service.

Cairo, Jan 5.

The Mayor reminded the Cuun and from Washington it is al-paign publicly and that "military The recognition, which takes Lewis, K. N. MeLead, I. R. Jack, located to each country which law in Teheran is to

"We are continuing our review cillors that Shanghat is the eco insure of the situation," said Sir Ronulu nomic centre of the country and Navy communications at Hono- tish Samon also put it on the A Navy spokesman said that suge, and etation ZMA in Bri- the form of a letter of commenda-, W. L. Kinloch, W. B-Scragg, W. presents a substantial demand. security and prevent violence.

Government, meanwhile,

Cpbell, the British Ambassader that stability in Shanghai is the His Excellency the E. Rothwell, Lance Sergeant B., v. Despite Hong Kong's efforts to criticized by a secret radio station hero today when interviewed by key to cepnomie stability in China.

***** lulu repcrted receiving thedir.--Associated Press. Governor, covers in particular Hutchinson, C. S. I. Wong Hi-secure cotton yarri no allocation which called itself the "Voice of correspondents about talks last- (Economie observers have pre-message at 1604 GMT. outstanding service during the man, L. S. C. Shum Wai, Coxwain was granted by the Board. Pre-Azerbaijan

The Navy Department. com-i "blitz" on Hong Kong in Decem-Fong Hing, B.E.M., Acting S. M. viqusly the Colony was supplied brondan democratic party" and ling, two and a half hours which dieted a crash" In Shanghai of i

45-minute prove had with Mahinoud Afhmy el China's traditional, debt settle heing informed of reports by about municated with Honolulu after proportions on or ber, 1841. Letters of commenda Gian Singh, B.E.M., P. C. B. by England and Indiá.

gramme accusing Quavam's party Nokrashy Pasha, Egyptian Priment period at the Lunar New Glabe Wireless that a distress tion have also been awarded four Badar Din, Police Reservists S. Large Allocation af illegal methods.-Associated Minister, at the Presidency here,

Press,

Year-Jen. 22, Estimates of the call had been received from the : He declined. to make.

any economic debacle have run

A Navy station on the islands.

Deirolt, Jan. 6. further comment at present-high as US$100,000,000.)--Upit- Reuter..

Steel shortages will continue to The spokesman reported that ed: Presa."

after Honolulu had received the through much of the first quarter plague the motor car industry distress call from Palmyro, ap- parently the same one as returrers begin the second postwar

at 1947 Nevertheless, manufac ceived by Globe Wireless, all calender. year with more hope- Navy ships were ordered to ful outlook than

they did fn. 1940. stand by to evacuate personnel, Barring the prolonged srikan In from the island. * ·

the basic industrials, they predict Globe Wireless earlier said that the automobile industry can that it had picked up a distress hit ton level output by the com call from the island, saying 108 ing summer Associated Press.

members of the Police Reserve W. Lee, Lau Chik-kee, B.E.M., W. and two civilians.

A. Shen, and Tsang Kwong-juk, Recipients are Deputy Commis- and, Messrs. F. J. Anslow, and zioner of Police LH.C. Calthrep, Wad Chiu, B.E.M.

Senior Superintendent of Police

F. W. Shoftain, Superintendents

L. A Searle and E. C. Luscombe, Assistant Superintendents .B. C. Fay and G. A. R. Wright-Nooth. Inspectors C.. B. Rozeskwy, J. R.

Freighter

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This is the reason why Hong Kong has at last

ንፋ received cuota-When the United States)

Intervention Call becams responsible for reacti-

Teheran, Jan. G. vating Japan's industry they Some Iranian newspapers agreed to supply cotten to the which recently condemned for- Japanese on the condition that eign interference of any kind, are It was manufactured into yarn. today calling "for British and to The Americans would take back United States totervention

due to be. the yarn and resell it abroad. supervive the lecture du As a result of negotiations in being asserted in same Washington and Tokyo we are quarters here that the election: New York. Jan: 6. now in possession of a substan- wig be in do sense free and that A The 35-man crew of the tial-allotation... Estall, T. McInnes, W. McHardy, 8,680 ton freighter Kotor fought

the machinery of the state is be During the course of the past fog used to manipulate them in Democrat Party

MeWalter, W, H. Nolloth. In Distress

“Curiningham, T. K. Whelan, W. N.. Darkin, E. A., Mallett, J. Scrim,

F. W. Fowlie, G. C. Taylor, A. F

It

next

W. W. Williamson, J. F. Galvin, desperately throughout the night sixteen months the Colony has favour of the M. Mattinson. J. F. Hill, E. Frank fin, A. G. Groves, Sub-Inspectors to keep the vessel afloat as the not only made demands to the headed, by the Premier, Quavam

Sultaneh. coast guard cutter, Algonquin Combined Textile Board, hut has the retort of the Premier s

Laneh J. Hunter, A. Soular, HJ towed it towards Newport sought to procure surplus yo supporters is that the shrilleat Brown, D. Clark, T. Pilkington, Rhode Island, and four other from every country which miget critics are merely seeking tree- F. Mawer, C. Dowman, J. Harria W. Morris, A E. Haymes; C. cutters alongside were standing possibly have a surplus-such dom to manipulate the election in Blackburn. T. Cashman, G. N. by in case of emergency as Indin, Egypt. Australia and their own interests.

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Davitt, J..Hendridge, G. C. Willer. The Kotor's pumps steadily the South American countries. ton, A. E. Hose, D. G. Macpher lost the battle with water that On the basis of allocation now son, J. H. Oakley, J. Michie, J. Poured through the damaged adopted the S. T. and, I depart-

rison, F. H. Wenre, G. P. Wheat. alongside and added their with all the Chincas organisa- Tey, ILA. Macional. F. GA, pumps to the battle, but rough tions who represent/textile and pleton, NJ, Gunning, S. G., Hseas cut the, convoy's speed to knitting factories. The depart- Mayer. W. H. Summers, J. W. three knots.

ment has two Chinese advisers Howlett J. Matthews, W. If the Kotor continues to sink who assist in the solving of pro Hewitt, A. L. Gordon, W. Watson, it may be beached on the first-blems Inevitable to the rehabi- A Leslie. K. P. Bodle, J. F. Fer.available coastline. United litation of the large scale in rer, D. H. Fyllo, F. Woodhead, J. Press,”

dustry,

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Fascism Not Deposed In Europe

London, Jan. 5. claim that it was possible to legislate against Fascism was made today by Mr. D. N. Pritt, the well-known barrister and Independent Labour member of Parliament, addressing a conference of the Student Labour Federation, representing 3,000 Left Wing students from British universities.

Mr. Pritt continued

"Thie

Declaring that Fascism was did not think legislation was not yet diaposed of in Europe,| necessary." Mr. Pritt said it had played “a very considerable part" in his tery. He demanded legislation against Fascism, and was satis- fed it could be done,

- men were in danger of drown-

Ing because the island was "be- ing covered with water" from

HEADACHE FOR AUTO INDUSTRY

THE WEATHER

Ap anticyclone centrid, over.

Western

a storm sweeping the Pacific.

The island's small Navy radio Ching is intensifying. A trough extends station NIX6 broadcast the the Hyckys Inland from a depre message "Palmyra Island being son HZ of Juan, Prena; is relatively covered with water: 108 mon re-lover BW China and the counterial quest ship nearby to stand by.

'Today's "Forgepuss—Light E winda, pres and evacuate"

P¦ dominating: westher closdy or partly The 'station repeated 1018 cloudy and hawy men", TEL

Yesterday's Weatherin

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Nil montagniṇat an average of 0.46

Labour Government is a great This American island is only 19 des. Ta den too, inclined to rest upon about 6 miles long and 2% miles suskiner La pura, its experts in the Home Office wide. It lles 1.100 miles south Rainfall: Mill ma. Total since Jan. 16

"I think they are the worst of Hawaii. "Legal experta within the British Labour Party discussed and most reactiongry section of The Globe said a ship some whether it was practicable and our Civil Service. They rohere in the area, picked up a produced a bill recommending saying today that anti-Semitism weak signal and began rebroad Dada, at ma 1,715,1020,5 the legislation,

fo on the decrease I would casting it. "However, by this time, the advise them to vialth Jewish An unidentified ship with call Paint Government had announced they, synagogue”--Reuter,

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