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Cyprus Civil Servant Dispute

Kyrenin, May 22.

Loid Winder, Governor Cyprus, having refused its regis. trustion, the Cyprus Civil Servants Trade Union must be dissolved, the organisation committee of Government workers aunounced lolay.

The Governor's refusal was fused on the provisions of trade n und trade dispute law of 1041, which gives him the right) to refise the registration uf a

trade union whose members be. long to different trades,

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1947,

VICEROY'S INDIA PLAN Indians To Decide Partition Shape

Plebiscites May Be Held

(By Fraser, Wighton)

London, May 22. India, if she divides, will herself decide the shape of Hindustan and Pakistan by a rapid demo. cratic method in the plan which the Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, will submit to political leaders at New Delhi on June 2, according to well-informed London sources,

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The Cyprus Civil Service Asse. The plan is expected to propose a swift creation of

ciation decided last March to seek registry ወሃ Trade union, This would have given the members the right to strike na to present salary claims, turbidden to thein at present.

Resolution

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protesting against salary rates and agenost separate seates for Brish and Cyprud of. digundy were ad ipted at the general meeting of the Cyprial Civil Ser vards. Association last November, --Render.

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a separate Moslem League Constituent As- sembly to assist an early reference to India's elected representatives of the kind of plural- ity desired. There is little expectation that the British Government, with time the comTI- pelling factor in the negotiations will propuse a nationwide referendum to the people of India,

With the talks nearing a climax in Lon- Viceroy-Cabinet

don up the fateful Delhi can- fercher nese, a clearer picture |of early events seems possilde. The broad pattern. Informed quarters think, will be as fol-

The possibility of phoblscites ↑ in one or two of the provinces

nt present faral points of run- tention is not, however, ruled

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After being stranded mud for three 4,200 tan

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The "Inchkeith," formerly the Empire Planet regis tered at Sansen, (England), went aground with her crew of 49 Chinese on a mangrave inland 18 miles of Lucindres near Ingham, narth Queens- Il-Reuter.

By Nazi

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Nuernberg, May 22. Oswald Polil,

cold.blo: ded, hard-headed businessman who ran Hitler's concentration camps, to- day took the blame for destruc tion of the Warsaw ghetto.

[Arabs Stand On Palestine

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Washington, May 22.

The decisions taken by the United Nationa Di Palestine, even though, backed by the ma jority of member nations, will be resisted by Arab states un- tesa Arab demands for the en- tablishment of, an independent Arab state are met, Dr. Fadhil Jamali, Iraq Foreign Minister, Baid here today.

"We will not accept as jus- tive what does not appear to

as

to be justice,” he told n press conference, adding that no plan for the partition, or creation, of a Jewish state there would be acceptable.

Dr. war

On trial with 10 collenguen "be. fore the United States

Jamali, who hented crimes court, Pohi at first denied | Iraq's delegation to the special The knew anything about the War. United Nations General Anxem- saw crimes, long attributed to the bly which recently discussed Viceny will make one more ef- ¡SS, of which he was a Lieutenant. | Palestine, and is going home fort to secure consideration of General.

the Cabinet Mission plan, which Under further questioning, Congress demand for a United, organizations under was designed to satisfy the Pohl admitted it was one of the

his jurisalic India, provide a semblance oftion which tore ilown the Jewish the Moslem Lengue leader. Dr. quarter in Warsaw. The same Jinnah's, Pakistan and give jouirit later built the gas chambers union centre for vital sahirets and crematoria at Auschwitz con- such as defence and external centration comp, he said. affairs.

Pohl, however, claimed he knew Indian States

nothing about valuables taken The position of the Indian from comp inmates after they states has yet to be crystallised, were exterminated. Stage Assuming the deel- the states participating in the abtes to the proper government Presumably "I only forwarded these valu. Мехрва is for plurality, a rob-

present Constituent *t*t[1}rti! conference of the would

Assembly officials," Pohl said. "I didn't Viceroy and stool groups of from that body.

represent their views know where they come from or tenders on the procedure of the

from whom they were taken." The position plan that

of the Staten Lard Mountbattenboycotting the Assembly

The prosecution has established may that Jewellery, clothes and gold

Stage 1 Key decision by In- dla's leaders on whether the enuntry will remain united or

divided.

Con-

abservers

think.

sentatives.—Reuter.

repre- and turned over to Pohl-United

Prees.

will offer as the means of as have to be made a matter of teeth totalling 35,000,000 Relchs. eertaining how the country can personal negotiations between marks were taken from Inmates be divided to the satisfaction the Viceroy and their

its lealing communities, There is wile assumption here that the exlating stituent Assembly at New Delhi bayrotted by the Mos- lum League will be drawn upon to obtain reactions of re- presentatives of the Congress Party, Sikls and Tadian Christ-

and other communities taking part in its deliberations.

As Moslem League participa-]

Terrorists Blow Up Acre Bridge

Jerusalem, May 22.

tion in the present Assembly Jewish extremists blew up and seriously damaged

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would now seem doubtful un- der any circumstance, separate Assembly in close an sociation with the principal legislatores is indicated as ma- chinery to provide democratic expression from League repre- sentatives.

the bridge near Acre Prison today, injuring one British person. Recently, 251 prisoners were released from Acre in a raid by extrem ists.

Meanwhile, the Jewish Agency spokesman, Ger- shon Hirsch, announced that the organized Jewish community" had decided to "take the initiative in wiping out Arab bandit bands.' Hirsch's announcement con- chinery would then exist to obstituted the first open oflicini

Three Months?" Stage Assuming leadera agree on this broad plan, mu-

tain quick reaction from India's endorsement Haganah's Marzani

Found Guilty

elected representatives as a “punitive expedition" in Feja whole. Observers think that village on Tuesday, in which Britain hus in mind a short seven Aralis were killed. period, certainly not exceeding Hirsch said the original plan two or three months.

of the attack had not succeed- Stage 4 The calling

Washington, May 22. of a ed because the Jender of The Federal Court Jury fund further conference of Indian Haganah's striking force had Carl Aldo Marzani guilty on all leaders those who will parti- been killed almost immediately. 11 counts of the indictment charg eipate in the June 2 meeting- He eriticized the police for ing him with concealing his Com- to agree finally in the light of being lenient with Arab robnunist Party activities and mem the reactions abtained from bera. He claimed ribbera kill-bership in order

tomorrow, accused the United States press of "perversion of i fiels' in presenting the Arab views.

Three separate issues were involved, he said:--

problem. which should be settled within the country.

1. The Palestine

pro-

2. Displaced persona

blem, which called for International attention.

3. Jewish atate, which should be studied apart from Palestine and out- side Palestinc.-Reuter,

Vampires For Swiss Air Force

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RUSSIANS LOSE AGAIN

elected representativen the man-ed two fews during April, as Federal payroll. to stay on the ner of India's divorce and the well as 24 Arabs.

The jury de. liberated about two and plan on which the two main

a half The "danger of Auch in-nours. communities individually will | cidents" was appreciated as a The defence attorney, Charles praceed to the shaping of their possible cause of future Arab- Ford, told reporters he planned to

Lake Success, May 23. constitutions.

Jewish conflict, Hirach said, but ask for a new trial, but did not The United Nailons Security Most people here are regret "we will carry on defending sny on what grounds his motien

Council today voted, confidence fully persuaded that division ourselves against these bunds, would be based.

in the border watch group it seems practically inevitable, secing the police are not tak Marzani, ousted State Depart.hus stationed in Northern though it it known that the ing any action."

United ment employee and former werk- Greece. Press.

CT for the wartline Office st "Parliament"

Strategie Services (OSS) faced a maximum sentence of ten years Jerusalem, May 22.

Jin prison and US$10,000 fine on Jews in Palestine were to-

each crunt-a theoretically pos. night told by the Jewish elect-possible total of 110 years in pri- ed Assembly (Parliament) son and a US$110,000 fine-Unit- which ended n three-day ses-ed Press, sion here that it was their duty to tell their leaders when terrorist operations threatened.

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The Assembly stated in a ro- solution-that-it-was-the--duty. of all members of the Jewish community in Palestine to in- form the "Jewish authorities of any danger threatening any A body as a result of actual or contemplated terrorist

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More than 170 delegates at- tended the "Parliament" which

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By a vote of six to two, the Council defeated n Russian proposal which would have curbed the powers of the Unit- ed Nations subcommission and would have ordered it to move from Salonika to Athens.—AB- sociated Press.

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Scientific Octopus

To "Climb" Sea

Seattle, May 22. mountain-climbing octopus, "Oscar III," and his trainer, Ivar Haglund, are en route to "climb" the mountain infested waters of the Alaskan Gulf. The 11,350 foot underwater "sea-mount" Miller is their destination.

was addressed by David Bon- Discovery of giant submarine peaks 900 miles

Gurion, veteran chairman

the Jowish Agency Executive.

of

The Assembly ended with the adoption of nêveral resolutions,

including one welcoming the

northwest of Seattle by, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey is responsible for Haglund's latest stunt.

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"Man has still not invented a loves it. Also he will probably United Nations Factinding diving suit to withstand the establish a new climbing Committee "which will find terrifle pressures Involved," said cord. After all, he'll have four only a just solution: Jewish Haglund. "So the actual climb-more limbs than a man," statehood in Palestino."-Reuing will be done by a scientifical-pointed out,

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According to the balding nc- The Incentive for Oscar, and Jerusalem; May 22, quarfum-owner, Oscar's greatest proof that he reaches the base Mt. Miller, will be hla Mordechal Laufer, 39-year-hazard in scaling Mt. Miller is of old Jow, was found guilty by that he must start from the top favourite dish, sea edelwelsa, a military court here today of and climb" down.

"Sen edelwelas' grows at great| carrying arms and was Bon- "Ordinary, mountain' climbers | depths and is only obtained by tenced to seven yours' imprison-| start off fresh to scale dry-land | sübterranean tremors that up- ment with special, treatment. neake,” he said. "My Qatar will root the succulent kelp and throw A patrol of Grenadier Guards have to battle down to terrific to the surface, There fisher. arrested Laufer at Ramat Gan pressure depths. At the halfway men gather it and send it to near Tel Aviv, on April 4 while mark ho might falter and fall octopl breeders," said Haglund, ho was in charge or a small at the way up to the top," Óscar_la_at climbing weight, |vobfolemn

Oscar, it seems has recolved") achieved by a two-week starva- The vehicle contained two rigorous prepping for "Operation diet. two-inch mortars, two Ston tions Seaword."”.

When the expedition · glides guns, one Lowin gun, 15 rifles,

Oscar Loves It ...... over the peak!öf Mt. Miller Twenty-five minutes immer- Oscar will be dropped overboard quantity of ammunition.-Rou-slos in Alaskan waters would kill leashed byn, tydanlie „wire.--|| ter.

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