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5-MAN BATTLE SQUAD TO FIGHT CRISIS

Mr. Attlee

Attlee Given Labour's

Vote Of Confidence

London, July 30.

The belief that Britain's economic situation can- not wait until aid is forthcoming under the Marshall plan, that a decision on cuts in the Armed Forces will be made in the next 48 hours and that the Prime Minister, Mr. Cle- ment Attlee, will establish a five-man "battle

· squad" to fight the economic crisis, is express- ed in some sections of today's British press. Today's private meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party discussed the economic situation and the decision of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, to return to England immediately.. This has heightened the teti- 4. The shortage of num.power sion, expresses in the press, in some of Britain's most vital which is now felt, in Britain. ustries, notably coal mining,

Refereners - Were

made to a has clearly ted to the suggestion povernment, the exit-! that men should be released from fing of British nemed forces in the forces for work in these in. Germany, the Middle East and dusteles,

coalition

the Suez Canal Zont, al pasi-

Ble Coverunnat changes,

When the Executive of the National Mine Workers Union

· The Labour Lewspaper,

the Prime Minlater, spes "Daily Herad,“ however, sug- | Ulment Altlee, today they

the

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1947.

Cold-Blooded Murder Of

British Sergeants

Jerusalem, July 30...

The Irgun Zval Leumi issued today a "communique" asserting that the two British sergeants who were kidnapped oh July 12 had been hanged in a forest near Natanya in re- prisal for the execution of three of its members at Acre Prison on Tuesday.

Shortly after the “communique” was issued from Tel-Aviv, a Police source reported that the bodies of the two soldiers had been found. -Associated Press,

Extension Of The Marshall Plan To Far East

Travancore

To Join Hindustan

Trivandrum, July 30.

Mr. Travancore has decid- are led to join the Dominion gested that this prophets "have expected to suggest that service of India, subject to cer- stupidly over-reached them. in the mines should be admitted selves," and a commentator in as an alternative to conscript sertain conditions, it

forces for young understood here last

night.

the Communist "Daily Worker" ¦ Vice in the imp'ted that a aimfactured į people.--Reuter. stock market paule" was dle- aigned to achieve "coalition as

its ultimate objective." 155 Arrests

The Parliamentary Corres- pondent of the London “Times" wrote:

Miners To Work An

Extra Hour?

Į ̧

In Rangoon

army equipment.

United Press,

Dr. Evatt

was

The conditions were said to concern defence, foreign affairs and communications.

and

Shanghai, July 30.

Lt.-General Albert C. Wedemeyer's mission to China is a prelude to the extension of the Mar- shall Plan to the Far East, asserted H. Owens, editor-in-chief of the "Baltimore Sun," in an Interview with Central News today.

The guilding principle of the Marshall Plan, Owens pointed out, is to help those who help themselves. According to this principle, countries are at the outset required to get to- gether and form a plan of their own which they will present to the United States, their prospective helper, General Wedemeyer's chief) assignment here, hestdes finding facts, is to find out how far the Chinese Government is prepared to go in meeting Uncle Sam's re- quirements, the visiting editor said. Of course, he added, the |United States Government will are to it that every cent of its money will be spent in a manner |í desires.

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MALANG'S FALL PREDICTED

Batavia, July 29.

Reports from the war fronts in · Indonesia today told of a continued Dutch advance from Tegal, west of Semarang, in Java, while the carly fall to the Dutch forces of Malang, seat of the Republican Provisional' Parliament, was pre- dicted by neutral observers,

t

Malang was said to be threatened by a Dutch en- circling movement. A Republican communi- que said that a few miles south of Malang, Kepandjen had been attacked by Dutch forces, who, it was claimed, were repulsed.

Jewish National Defence Other reports from Jogjakarto į These sources hedged on mak- Army, had failed in an said that the situation at Malang ing out-and out predictions that intensive all-night search | hand "returned to normal" nfter the Dutch war machine would to find the two British the repulse of Dutch spear.hends, he hated, however, pointing

north of the city.

out that the sergeants.

Republican Fighting which bogan at dawn "ecorched earth" policy might Hundreds Haganah mem- today continued all day round force the Dutch to continue hers, ignoring a British dusk Tjitjalengka.

their march-United PrCBA. to-dawn curfow, combed through

The communique. confirming the aar dunes and citrus Rroves the northern coastal two Dutch air-raids on the Jog- pinin in the Natanya area in two people were killed when one fakarto airfeld today, said that fruitless hunt for Sat. Clifford Martin and Mervin Palce of the Briak Army.

of the attacking planes dropped grenades and strafed Kinton neor Surakarta (on the railway north. was castwards to Sourabaya), Pana

Konra

The search apparently spurred by growing among a large part of Palestine district were also citack." Jewry that the the British au- thorities would clamp down a widespread curfew if the Irgun carried out its threat.-Associat- ed Press.

son and Bojalali in the Surakarta

Tried as "Spies"

The Irgun today issued a com- munique announcing that the two soldiers were executed as "spies" after a trial in which they asked The clemency, but were turned down.

An cflickal announcement and the holes of the sergeants · werd found hanging from trees in the Government forest on the Sharon coastal plain-United Pross.

Dutch troops from seven ships landed at Tjermin, 40 miles from Tebingtinggi, In the Medan aren of Sumatra yesterday, according to broadcast today over Republican radio,

the

The radio sald that the land. inge were resisted. Two Dutch aircraft supported the landing.

A

Dutch military spokesman Indonesian forces surrendering to at the Hague today said: "AIT

the Dutch are disarmed and sent home, except for dangerous ele. ments. Reuter.

Jogjakarta Raid

Batavia, July 30. Dutch planes wern over Magos-

again

BRITAIN'S GESTURE.

London, July 30. The British Gov- ernment have sus- pended all military supplies and facili- ties to the Nether- lands authorities in the Far East, Mr. Ernest Bevin, For- eign Secretary, stated in a Parliamentary reply today: Reuter.

Scorched Earth Hits

wo airport at Jogjakarta Chinese

CANBERRA, JULY 30. PREMIER J.B, CHIFLEY TO. DAY ANNOUNCED THAT AUS.

"Legal Action"

Later. TRALIA HAD DIRECTED HER The Irgun communique stated REPRESENTATIVE IN THE the "to British spies, Martin and UNITED NATIONS SECURITY | Palce, were found guilty in a triat coUNCIL COUNCIL'S

ΤΟ DRAW THE of unlawful entry into Palestine, ATTENTION TO membership in a British terrorist THE INDONESIAN SITUATION prganisation called the British UNDER ARTICLE THREE OF Occupation army, responsible for THE UNO CHARTER.

murder and suppression of world The Irgun declared the hang- Council "shal! charter provides that the Security Ings were hot in retaliation for

determine the the execution of the three Irgun existence of iny threat to theists but were the result of "hor- peace, breach of peace or act of mai" legul action which it pro- the Communist aggression, and shall make re. poses to take against the British their own aircraft made auc

army commendations or decide what occupation forces.United Press.

taken...to army measures shall be

Article Three in the

maintain or restore international Fascist Leaflets

today, an Indonealan communique reported,

Indonesian anti-aircraft re Batavia, July 30. one Dutch plane as they strafed' the airport.

The Dutch East Indies A single Dutch fighter also Government has already bombed Uslang, mountain Tekort in East Java, the Indonesian an assured China that it nouncement said.

will do its utmost to pre- The Indonesians uso reported

vent further destruction attack yesterday on Am of Chinese property Indonesian werking southward during the from Tegal in Central Java fighting, Dutch sources United Press.

here said..

cessful" barawa in the path of the 'Dutch Jand forée

This decision by the Maharu- jah, it was understood, was the Touching upon the question of result "Labour Members, like Mem-

of recent negotiations peace ponsibilities in China. Rangoon. July 30. and discussions in New Delhi Owens sald: "I don't think it is bers or other parties, are dis.

The Government Announced between Lord Mountbatten, the possible for the Chinese Central turbed and anxious almut the today that 155 persons have Viceroy, and the Dewah (Prime Government to form a coalition outlook,

been arrested following the as-Ministery of Travancore, "if the Prime Minister

government participated ir by all Isanasinations of members of the Travancore was the first In-parties, including the Commun. prepared to be influenced by the Burmese Executive Council, and dian state to declare its inde ists, as long as the latter insist strong view of some of his intented that trial will be held pendence after the Party colleagues, he may decide soon.

establish- on maintaining an army of their ment of the two dominiona' of | own." on some changes in the Govern- The announcement Auid the Indin und Pakistan ment in the near future,"

on August .Recalling General George C. country had remained calm dur- 16. The Daily Hera'd"

Marshall's efforts a few months in its ing the assassination crisis. It. Sir C.P., Ramaswamy Aiyar,ago to bring about editorial said: "The anti-Gov said that courts had been set up the Dewan. was last week at government in China. Owens re a coalition ernment clamour in a larte secto investigate how the slayers tacked tion of the press will not de- obtained

wounded by marked that the fallure of Gen- ceive the lille."--Reuter.

Indian after attending a State era! 'Marshall's mission was at centenary celebration.-Router. tributable to

refusal to give up their In favour of a national under a coalition government.

Owens claimed General Douglas peace and security." MacArthur'a occupation policy in intention to bring the matter be In announcing his Government's

A dispatch from Scorabaja in Japan

Я a "complete success'

east Java today said Dutch troops. mainly due to: (1) the Allied fore the Security Council, Premier

with American-made tanks and

It is impossible to estimate the Supreina Commander's

Chinese losses but it is understood Rome, July 20, feld guns moved out of Lawang wisdom Chifley said: "Australia inkes and (2) the fact that the occupathis antion 10 days after the con

A Jarge quantity of neo-Fas at run-up and officers forecast the that they already amount to tion authorities make no attempfiet commenced in Indonesia be. ciat leaflets was strewn in the capture by nightfall of Malang. many millions of guilders, the to interfere with the Japanese cause in accordance with Article streets of Rome in commemora passed at least three villages the Chinese residential sections This report said the forces principal destruction has been to way of life.

Three of the world charter the tion of Mussolini's birthday to destroyed by the Republicans in of towns occupied by the Dutch, "As far as my observation goes," Owen.said, "the Japanese, Arst of all to seck a solution by

parties to any dispute are obliged | day.

line with their "searched earth" rice factories and to Chinese pro- "The leaflets had "Long Live policy and there were the Germans, are very hard Woning, cooperative and even i

reporta duce stocks. negotiation

medlation. July 29" printed diagonally and Malang would he found in a or Strenuous attempts have been a continuous "Long Live our similar stato.Associated Press. made in consultation with other Happy Day" along the edges. Governments, particularly the The police confiscated huge Whited Kingdom, the United quantities of other neo-Fascist Stater, and India, to bring about leaflets. Squads were searching illegal a solution in this way. However, for the authors, whom the po

It felt that further delay is not fer described as #nostalgic justified because of the loss of youths."-United Press.

ite being sustained."-Associated Preza.

Mr. Attle won a virtus] vote of confidence fem Labour mem- bers of Parliament olay after explaining to them the "bromi lines" of his pina for meeting Bri

tain's deepening eron me erists

A

bulinti

ard, after

Peace

On Japan Treaty

Tokyo, July 30.

meeting said the members had ex-Dr. Ilerbert V. Evatt, Australian Minister for Ex- pressed the ompleta atisfaction

of the Party" with the Premier's

statement and added the

meni-

the unitet

bern assured him of support of thr Parliamentary party (the Labour MPs) in all, the pupasure, which the Govern- ment thought it neessary to take.

Details

of the explanations which ende were public, but the balletin Iscued snit'j be would explain his plan in the House of Commons next week,

Earlier, a well-informed source anid Mr. Attles would call upon Britain's milers to work an extra

tol.

те

ternal Affairs, now in Tokyo, said today that there should be no delay in drafting the Jap- anese peace treaty which, he believed, could be done early in 1948.

Evatt said the objectives of the peace treaty should be twofold: 1. security against aggres- sion which "we have just suffered"; and 2, "the peace and welfare of all Pacific peoples."

Fatshan Confiscation

“Danger”

The fate of the China Naviga tion Company's river steamer, "Fatahan," detained in Canton by the Chinese Maritime Cus- toms, now lies in the hands of the Inspector-General of Cus toma, the "China Mail" was told by a representativo of the Com- pany yesterday.

hour daily to increase the pro- duction of critically needed coal. the principal prop of the nation's Srembling economie structure. Mr. Attlee will suggest time-and-a- half pay for the overtime. Later In the day, Mr. Attlee was schte- duled to confer with foaders the National Union

of Min Worker-Associated Press. New Estimates Unconfirmed reports were cur. rent in British Labour Party circles tonight that the Cabinet had called upon ull service chiets to make a new estimate of their absolute minimum requirements Chincae press despatches from in the light of Britain's criticnt Canton yesterday aald that Can shortage of foreign exchange. ton Customs officials regard the These reports were given some finding of the large amount of credence in politient quarters on contraband goods on the "Fat the following grounds!

shan" as a very serious matter 1. Pressure for reduction of in view of the fact that a simi -British military commitments

abroad, originally confined to left volving a ship of the same com lar case occurred proviously in-

·wing critics of Mr. Ernest Bevin's

pany.

creased in recent months

"The foundations of pence have also been luiil through the al.

subservient. They carry out every word uttered by General Mae Arthur. The only exception know of is the salu by Japanese peasants of rationed rice on the blackmarket, which is Central Nows.

constructive ploneer work New Zealand

ready done by Gen, MacArthur," he said, adding that the funda-

*

menta's were already accepted Demonstration

In the basic policy formulated by the Far Eastern Commia- sion.

Wellington, N.Z., July 30.

U.S. Support

Washington, July 20.

In Rome

•

Mediation Move

+7

Some observers have said that the Republicans were destroying Chinese property because of the fear that the Chinese would sell the-produce to "the Dutch, thes

the occupied

The Hague, July 29, We'l-informed but unofficial assisting them to obtain foreign rources said today that Holland credits, needed for the economic was ready to accept Britain's rehabilitation of effer to mediate to end the In-neas. FROM VACATION dloheslan war if the Indonesians Hover- would recognize Dutch

The people of Batavia, stated TO VACATE

eignty over the whole country government headquarters in Java, Stockholm, July 30.

and if the Republicans would were warned today that cholera Well-informed politien! quar-issue an immediate A State Department official sali

cease-fire germs were missing from the The police seized banners and today that the

United Stats ters enld last night that, the order.

dity's bacteriological research in- touk names when 160 atunenta probably would support the In- Swedish Foreign Office has re-

The Dutch Labour Party, stitute, Speaking at a luncheon of the from the "Socialist Club of dan demand for United Nations quested Moscow to recall Rus- mcanwhile, feels that military The germs thought to be partl Tokyo Correspondent Club-the Victoria University ataged action to bring a peaceful. In-sian Military Attacho Konov etion has accomplished Its organisation of foreign corres demonstration here pondents in Japan-Dr. Evatt against the Dutch action In

today danerian settlement."

dnd another member of the initial alms and the time has cularly virulent-were believed to asserted that Australia's war Indonesia. There was no dia- the United States would support because of their "vacation" in The Labourites are said to the Dutch police took the in- This did not necessarily mean Legation staff named Mihaflor come for renewed negotiations have dappeared on July 24 when effort entitles her to be re-order, however.

the Indian argument uxactly › as cognized as a "party principa!"

advanced. The Indians may call Swedish milltary region on, favour calling in both British in the peace settlement.

The students, bearing anti for action stronger than the the Finnish border near Torne and Americans to negotiate *a Dutch slogans marched to The United States and British are dalen-United Press.

-peaco settlement. He supported the United Netherlands Logation and then willing to support until a mora States proposed voting proce

to the grounds of Parliament molerate approach has been tried. Building.

Britain and 'America, In con- dure of two-thirds of all the 11 member nations of the Farclined to receive the delega- agreed that immediate steps to The Netherlands Minister de-versations on the subject, have Estern Commission as "just dion, declaring that it was "in- bring peace to that

Brea and democratic.”

tolerable" that demonstrations He. Bald the

United States should be made against foreign State Department had taken missions.-Rbutor:

system, such

Any attempt to apply the veto as at the Paris conference for German"autclifte nations, would be unjust and THE WEATHER must be resisted, he said.

necessary,

aro

Soong And Kung Prepare Reply

Shanghai, July: 30.

newal of warfare in the Indies. It was learned from circles close to TV Soong

cognizance" of, the strong ⋅ press and public sentiment foreign policy, has steadily in. The despatches added that economic reasons and has found being confiscated."

for the steamer was "in danger of

with the majority of, pubile Preure Immalna high jover, the centesi echo Inside the trade

The peace treaty must "not Facle, and Le, low over the whole or opinion tending to place the union movement,

- Ringleader Wanted - be vindictive but just and firm."

Chins and Manchuria. There are algas blame on the Dutch-United of a shallow depremafon over the 8 bars Press). 2..Forces stationed abroad are According to a source close to Ho added: "Gradual economic of the Eastern Bal, from which a trough

Lew

sestierad

and H. H. Kung today that they were prepar- ing a statement countering the allegations in the Central Daily News report accusing the Fuchung Corporation, and the Yangtze Trad-: ing Corporation-the so-called "privileged family concerns..now !

stitute's senior research scientist, Dr. Djuhana, 'brother-in-law' of the Indonesiari bx.premler,. Dr. Sutan Sjahrir, into custody.

The government has warned the population to drink only boiled water-Reuter,

Six Months. For A Slap

Frankfurt, July 20,

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A 22-your-old German tran | conductor was sentenced to

month's Impriacument here today · for slapplie the face of an American woman who refused, hla

cay entrance,

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of "TV" als actually capitalla these companies have already" "New York Times"; "correspon

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(2) Thats the Langise Trad proper regulations with no"irre a black or caused by the slap- ing Corporation, which is operat-l gülariiles proved. —-United Press, Reuter,