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BIG EXPLOSION IN TEL-AVIV

Haganah Intervenes To Foil Irgun Zvai Leumi

Tunnel Burrowed

Burrowed 30-Minute

Under Street

Tel-Aviv, June 18.

A powerful explosion today wrecked the basement of a building less than 20 yards from the gate of Citrus House the heart of the British Security Zone in Tel-Aviv.

One young Jew, believed to be a member of the Ergun Zvai Leumi, extremist organisation, was found dead in the basement and other casualties are expected,

The police Kuld the youth, | group who, the pollen said, were along with 20 other Ergunists, | piatting to blow up the nearby had been plotting an nitnek n British Security Headquarters Citrus House je retaliation for in Tel-Avly. The police said the the death sentences passed uni | extremists had dug a tunnel uns three Irgunists in Jerusalem un ¦ der the road nearly to Cite Monday.

Bonse and Haganah's action headed off one of the worst in- vident in Palestine's history "

" was driving near Citens Harse when an explosion shook a large apartment house people tushed over for shelter

Ankl

Drama

London, June 17.

Mrs. Mary Beagleman turned on the tap in her

Terrorists Give Advance Warning

, Jerusalem, June 17.

bathtub today and then The Jewish underground has served public notice

saw a mouse in the tub.

the the

Mrs. Beagirman took elevator downstairs, to get porter to ki?' the mouse.

The porter and Mrs. Rengde

took the elevator upstairs. The elevator stuck between the sixth and seventh floors.

Thirty minutes later, neigh- bitars called fremen, who (1)

ma

stock the elevator; (2) wad- ed through Mrs. Beagleman's larm to turn off the tap; drownel carries

A small note in Hebrew near 3) the explosion rend "Haganah ninise away for buria'.-Unit- Stroke and dust clouds int- has just been here" apiarently el Press, mediately mushroomed over the serne," subd the UP correspon- dent.

Unofficial sources said the ex- doslan wald probably lead tr the discovery of one of the large- es underground arms eaches in Tel-Aviv.

Many previous alincks with ama' arms fire had been direct- ed at Carus House from scene of the blast.

SCENE,

the

to

|

Indirading Haganah tand thwarted the extremist

to blow up Citrus House.

Heavily Mined

plate Not Quite

Good Enough

The police have nat vet penetrated the basement which is believed to be heavily mined.

the

London, June 17.

A lawyer, who stood on his head on a volice station table and did it remarkably well, was found silty of driving his automobile while under the in- fluence of drink at a court here today.

WAS

on the British authorities that the truce whic had been promised during the United Nations hearings here might be abandoned, with new waves of violence if the death sentences on three Jewish youths are not commuted. Irgun Zvai Leumi warned that if it was intended to wait until the Palestine Inquiry Committee left before the youths were executed, the un- derground would not withhold reprisals.

JUSE Price: 20 Cents.

"BLUEBEARD” SENTENCED

Tokyo, Jime 18. Juwa "Binebeard". Yoakin Kadaira, who had been found guilty by the Takyo District Court of criminally annuuiting and murdering tivelve women ant girls, won sentenced to drath today.--Reuter.

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RED OFFENSIVE IN N. CHINA

Tientsin, June 18. The momentum of the week-old Communist offen- sive in Eastern Hopel is slackening in face of effective Nationalist counter-measures, which have already resulted in the routing of the Communist forces which landed south of Tangku-the seaport of Tientsin where United States Marines are embarking for home-in

a few days ago.

AND UNRRA The battle in the Tangau area, according to Chine

DEADLINE

ese despatches reaching here today, lasted four days during which the Reds suffered 200 casualties, all of whom were left behind when they beat a precipitate retreat,

At the same time Nationalist { inside the city, though, the rail- reinforcements have reached the way is being harassed. south of Chenkyantung, 10 He is of the opinion, that the miles south of Tientsin by road | Communist attempt to create a Manchuria and rail, and are at present en corridor between gaged in heavy fighting with at North Ching is dooma! to

failure.-Reuter. the Communists.

Peiping Confab

Washington, June 17. The Chinese Government and UNDRA today appealed for an extension of the China

relief programme beyond June 30 ns the maritime strike has halted all shipments and virtually ended the programme now.

Main items which it will be

Tsanghsien. 80 miles south of impossible 10 slip from the Tientsin is the farthest point United States by June are from here attneked and occu

Tientsin, June 18. medical supplies, fishing boats, pled by the Communists in their

A military conference of North Jocomotives and agricultural and present offensive which is based China commanders is expected to be held in Priphy on Friday, pas. rehabilitation equipment,

in central Hopel. The suppliers had already

Although the Chinese prens sibly attended by General Pal of No. heen delayed in delivering the declares that the Chinese mi-Chung-si, the Minister

tlonal Defence who may y p unds for shipment and now tary authorities "are highly op from Nanking. They are arriving at ports the timfatic" regarding develop Owing to the widespread Com-

hips are not moving.

ments along the Tientsin-Pukowmunist offensive operations in the In pamphlets spread through.

Singapore, June 18.

Officials point out that all railway, neutral military obser-Hopei orea, General Li Tsung- Director of the Generalis. they Tel Aviv, Irgun said

Armed police and steel-hel-UNRRA procurement for China vers here state that unless the jen, would "allow the Palestine nu-meted riot squads made cleven is not done in the United States. contemplated mopping-up penesimo's Feiping Beadquarters, s

It was umcially learned that Irgunists who were the three

to death yesterday sentenced were transferred from Jerusalem to Acre Prison. The reason for the transfer was not given but it was believed to guard against suicide or an irgun raid on Jeru- sulem Prison,

out

Singapore Factory Riot

group of

fellow

the set.

But they warned that they would not "expose the condemn ed men to possible repetition of

The arrested mon

sang the Gruner case where execution.

held in rellmunist slogans as they was delayed and where the can- "Red Flag" und shouted Com three months and then executed driven away in, a truck. unexpectedly

is currently

Com-here is as around Tientsin and

i thorities few days to commute arrests at a Chinese rubber face United Kingdom and Austrates deep intu the interior reported to be entrusted with the the death sentences on the three tory here today after a rigt intralin are also supplying some from the Tientsin-Pukow and1dhection of operations around the encient capital, while General which Chinese worker WILS good for China and they have Peiping-Hankow railways, een-sun Lien-chunt. Commander.ins Jewish youths.

killed by n

deadline on shipments auch tral Hopei will continue to serve chief, Hapel, who workers.

is taking up the direction as the United States Congress As the base for future

munist activities in the pro-of

along the Tientsin-Pukow rail. However, United States con- vince.

way, 35 miles of which is avail- tributions and shipments. from the United States are such an General Wang Hung-chao, ning to Chinghai, beyond which overwhelming portion of the Chief-of-Staff of the Generalis-ighting is progressing-Reuter. total that if shipments from here simo's headquarters in Pelping, end on June 30 it will to all in. said today that the object of tents mean the end of the pro- the present Communist opera- tions-which synchronise with ramme,

demned man WON

were

All persons in the neighbour hood have been sent away white fire bridges stand by in antici- pation of more explosions, Half an hour after the ex Searches of houses, in the plosion. police and army of vicinity yielded no due to the cers had not appeared on the presence of suspected Irgunists. Disqualified from driving for

No persons dared

All trafie to and from

a year, find £10 and orslered to

Chinese At the same time, the Stern Severn! hundred approach the house, Soldiers northern part of Tel-Aviv is pay 43 costs, the lawyer

Gang served similar warning that, stopped work after the killing

the British are immediately moved into strate-halted while the police serven statest by a police surgeon to "unless

called and started demonstrating, but the United Na have staggered badly when ask-upón to respect gic positions at roofs and win-passengers in buses and ears. dows behind muckine-gua nests. A police officer who describeded to walk round the room close tions appeal for a truce we shall had done little damage when the police arrived and cordoned off that he by no means be able to comply the area. —Reuter, Arms Seized

the basement as an "arms fac-to the well, at suit

with the UNSCOP becoming an tory." muid the tunnel leading could, do better than that and

instrument for the extortion of a from the basement under the tried to stand un his head street to Citrus House had been the table. "He got his feet off one-sided truce on the part of the fighting underground discontinued. He said the ex- the ground and did it remark Jewish Eye-witnesses said they saw tremists had been digging on to ably well," the police surgeon while the enemy proceeds with

its crimes undisturbed." scores of dark-skinned youthk | late last night and had reached stated.-Renter. facing from the basement im to within five yards of Citrus mediately after the explosion. House itself.

Strangely, the upper storeys of the building remained in place of concrete pillars.

The police arrived Inter and ecized quantities of arms and mmunition from the shambles of the busement,

or en-

He said the police are not penetrating the tunnel tering the shambles of the base- mines meut until all possible have been cleared. United

The poe said that most of the locally-made bombs were un- doubtedly in this basement. Press. United Press.

Tunnel Plot

The terrific explosion, which

is purported to have been set off by the Jewish underground"

Winnie Smoking A Cigar

on

Not Too Friendly

Crosby And Sinatra!

Seeking Corridor ́ ́ able for tinc, with trains run-

Man-

Shan-

uncer-

Tense Situation (Our Own Corrispindent) › Pelping, June 18. The Chinese hope is that even Communist attacks in

The situation in the Peiping if the State Department does not churin-is to extend the Com- und Tientsin areas remains extend the deadline on general munist held area in order to tense with the Communists shipments, It will possibly extend ink up with the Communista re-everywhere on the offensive.

After four days' 'total 86- it for medical supplies which treating from northern

pansion of railway traffle be- they badly need.-United Press. tung.

He observed that the strength ween the two cities, trains are of the Communist forces parti-running again, but so cipating in the present offensive tainly that a special temporary does not indlente that they in daily air service has been in- tend to make a length occupastitated and the Chinese papers Lion of the main railway towns are listing every train arriving The Port Arthur and Ditrea

and believe that the invaders successfully. mission, headed by Gen Tung

enn be driven off within a fori- Meanwhile, Oghting along the Ying-ping, is scheduled to re- turn to Nanking by plane, ze- About £150,000 is paid year-night-sufficient time though north section of the Tientaln In Manchuria, the Commun- cording to Mukden reports rely out of Britain's dollar re- for the removal of the wheat Pukow Railway is continuing. ceived today.

Hources for royalties and per- harvest, according to observers.

General Wang added that only ists have captured the railway forming rights to United States

and Communist irregulars are junction of Tash!hehino writers of songs and dance. music, the Chancellor of the operating in the outskirts of communications between Muk- Exchequer. Mr. Hugh Dalton, Pelping and their activities are den and Newchwang have been told the House of Commons to not affecting peace and order interrupted. day. •

The Sternists recall the terms they offered following the United Nations call for a truce but cited "instances in which the British allegedly continued to employ vigorous repressive measures, de portations of immigrants, expul- slon of political prisoners, death military execuilons, sentences, trials, restrictions, manhunts and economic strangulation."

London, June 17. Waving large cigar and grinning brody at workmen PALESTINE A.S.P.

who give him the "V" sign, Mr. ARRESTED

Winston Churchill left bis Lon- don nursing home in a stretch Jerusalem, June 18.

hia Major R. Farran, 26-year-older, aml was carried into army Haganah, wrecked the Assistant Superintendent of the home at Hyde Park Gate, South headquarters of the extremist Palestine Police, who was extra. Kensingtom.

dited from Syria yesterday, was under arrest in Jerusalem today "on a serious charge.".

Lady Daphne Fined

London, June, 18. Lady Daphne Russell, 26- year-old daughter of the Duk of Bedford, was fined £1,400 here today for three currency offences in Southern Franice,

One offence involved a cheque for £400 payable to Max In trator, money manipulator who was arrested recently in France. Lady Daphne pleated guilty and her attorney said it would not have happened "had not Lady Daphne been grossly mix- led by an unscrupulous person

Nanking, June 18.

return

delayed

London, June 17.

The mission was to Both declarations were inter. preted here as a prelude to Joint Inst Monday but was Irgun-Sternist all-out sabotage due to an undisclosed renson.

According to Information that against the military pollee, gov. ernment personnel and property leaked, the mission members and

Asked if he would reduce Mr. Chureill had an opera-probably at the end of this week, the people they contacted in the

two ports were not altogether these payments to conserve dol. tion for hernia last week. The United Press.

friendly.

Jars, the Chancellor sald that he locality of the nursing home

Members of the mission were did not propose to interfere in kept been

B cloxe An official statement by the hud

TREATY TO BE

because unhappy

officials of the matter. Palestine Government suld that Heeret. When he arrived at lyde

Gate in a private

"puppet" organluations were in- SIGNED dis. Park

am- the charge related to the

Alexander Rubulance some of his staff went of

Nanking, June 18. appearance bowitz, a 17-year old Jew, on but to assist the nursing home A Sino-British Navigation May G.

stuff.to carry Mr. Churcill Into Treaty has already been conclud. Major Farron holds a number the house, of decorations for gallantry during Later, it was stated that had and is expected to be signed

was considerally Improved in ally in the near future, Cen-Stafin but the Soviets failed to he said: Ke••}&q=9"-health.---Reuter."

the war, including the DS.0.— Reuter.

Shanghai Conference Wrangle

Shanghai, June 18.

who told her when she badly After a daylong wrangle, the United Nations Eco-

needed money that it was all right."United Press.

FRAU

SAUCKEL

nomic Conference this afternoon unanimously agreed to establish "a committee of the whole" to study the best method of carrying out the task of collecting information relating to eco- nomic reconstruction and making such in- vestigations including enquiries in the field as: may be considered necessary, and to make à report on the result of the investigations. Before giving, their approval; tasks of the ECAFE and the and placed on probation for both the Indian and Soviet do- Committed as a whole.--Reuter. three years by a Berchtesgaden legates demanded a clarification renazification court today:

· FINED Berchtesgaden, June 17. Elizabeth Sauckel,' the 'widow. >of the formor, Gauleiter Fritz Saucko, the Nazi Minister of Labour, was fined $1,000 marks.

Fritz Snuckel was one of the 10 Nazi leaders hanged last October after sentence. by the International Court at Nurem- berg-Reuter.

ON OTHER PAGES

Part Two

Bovist Out-Ripleys Ripley, Page Five

Egypt Lodges Claint.

Page Ste

Shanghai Chaos.

Fara Siven

The Maraball-Plan,

Page Blahe

For Engineers,

Page Sloveni

1.K. Trade Figuros.

of the nature of the duties of Hidden Loot

the proposed committee,

Russia's Alexander Stetsenko. who surprised the conference during a technical discussion by breaking out In duent English, maintained that if such matters

In Japan

#

Tokyo, June 18.. Allied officials hunting for

Members of Parliament laugh- vited to parties given in their id when, in reply to a further honour by the Soviet authorities. question na to whether it was Also, nt one dinner the Chinese fair that this liablity should mission toasted the health of be increased by song plugging, "If people like this

toast Chiang Kai-shek.-United kind of thing, it is the kind of

thing they dike."-Reuter

tral News learned today.

Negotiations for a navigation Press. part between China and India is expected to be opened in Nanking at the end of this month-Cen tral News.

THE WEATHER

An anticyclone E of Japan is moving

slowly E and peer are is high over Tibet.

A trough extenna from Menchuria to Central Chine and a complen low pressure

China Presses For Big Loan

Washington, June 17.

arry extends from W of the Marina Official United States and Chinese sources said to-

to Indo-Chine. At hours CHG tropical depression Wue centred about 300 mila E of Lwyle. Another troples) de premlan or typhoon has centred about 361 miles NW of Pelawan. The movement vi the two depressions, is unknown.

Today's Forecast:-Winds moderato esterly weather elbody; vocasional raina.

Yesterday's Weather Maximum 71.1. deg. Fah. Minimum 712 deg. Fah. - Sunthines NII.

Rainfall 4.3 mm. 0.004 Inch, Total

sines Jan. 1-705.4 m. a

AVOTRE of 802,2 mm

Reading at 19 x.m.

p.m. Baro, a m......1506,4–1004,4 m.b.

Equals 1 20,72 20.64 inches. Rel. Humidity .... Dew Point

74 28 den. F. Wind Direetlan.... · ENE ENE Wind Forch

IT

19 knots.

TYPHOON!"

Manila, June 18. Navy reconnaissance planes

day that Ambassador Wellington. Koo in at conference, late in the day with the Assistant Secretary of Economic Affairs, William Clay- ton, was scheduled to present a formal request for State Department approval of the Chinese projects to use the $500,000,000 earmarked Ex- port Import Bank loan. The Chinese now have

after talking pre, came convinced sented to the State Department with Senator Arthur Vanden- projects which, if approved, barg that no large scale Congres- would require the cutire $600,-storial aid was possible this year. 000,000.

Although the State Depart ment has been suggesting to the Dr. Keo and Mr. Clayton will bank that the deadline bo - ex- discuss these projects this after-tended, the Chinose position a noon.

That sufficient projects are ready for immediate bank action to use are the whole num and if the bank nets now no deadline is neger- con- sary.

of

con China's' transportation system: alderations will be revieweil by ro Dr. Koo and Clayton.. Formal

The projects now in the hands of the State Department divided into three categories,

The first of Importance carne the rehabilitation

Thle whole range of

.

as the composition, geographi-loot today discovered $1,000,000 cal scope and functions of the worth of United States coins. Economic Commission for Asia concealed in the war-devastated and the Far East should come city of Nagoya and immediately today noon reported a Pacific 2, relating to industrial under a new Committee then the ordered the Japanese Govern- storm, apparently marking time habilitation and 8. agriculture. presentation of the projects to about 825 miles east of Samar It is known that Gen, George the bank la scheduled as the ECAFE (Economic Conferencement to impound the money,

leland, while it builds up into Marshall for the past several next step.-United Press. of Asia and the Far East) SCAP announced.

a typhoon.

weeks has been pressing for the would be "decorativo" and "do-

Nanking, June 18.. Some 2,800 tons of coins were,Fleet Weather Centre obser- release of the Export-Import prived" of its functions,

Mr. Lin Tao-yang, Director of ordered to be transferred as vers said the storm probably Bank loan, which the bank is

Regional Onco In He, however, voted for the ex looted property to n warehouse would start to move.. west. holding earmarked for China, an CNERA's tablishment of a committee in Osaka whore: Japanese+ off north-west again as soon as it personal, commitment to Gen. Kwangtung has been removed from his post, according to a when Mr. Dayld Owen, United cials wills prepare an inventory attains typhoon velocity. The Marshall, until June 30.

commenced Government mandate today and Nations Secretary-General for showing the countries of origin. wind, ja prmanlik, bloying at 40 Gen. Marshall "Economic Affairs, clarified the United Press,

| Knate,—Adavolated' Prossima pressing the Bank when he be Central News.

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