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HONG KONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1947.

MORE PALESTINE BLOODSHED

Four Jews Shot Dead When Bus Ambushed

SHANGHAI JEWS HAIL PARTITION

Shanghai, Nov. 30. The 10,000 Jews of this! cosmopolitan city_jubi- lantly hailed the

news

from Flushing today that the United Nations Gen- eral Assembly had voted to partition Palestine.

Tổ the majority, wim aje Rumperan displaced persons.

technically stateless," the news Trans literally pequisition of a rosiity,

The communias 1- composed of abou 6200 Central European Jews.

Jews-Saviet 3,000 Russian Immlernätsa sprich hist ad Near Boot

Violence Follows

Partition Decision

Jerusalem, Nov. 30..

Five Jews were killed today ---- four of them in an ambush of a passenger bus --and the Jews immediately blamed Arabs for the first out- break of violence since the United Nations Security Council approved the partition of the Holy Land.

Four of the Jews were killed in a spray of shots

fired from an orange grove near the all-Arab township of Ramich. Two were seriously wounded.

other attacks.

A Wilhelmo, German cukany The British Army immediately

traffic new Lydda

n Jewish suspended

between Tel- airport,

the over was killed and three Aviv and Jerusalem w.man other Jews seriously hurt in an-highway on which the bus was

ambushed.

The authorties gave no details the ambush beyond the casualty figures,

the Jews but Immediately charged the Arabs with the killings.

Detalls were not immédiately anapGunced,

The costern disition of Hongkew, which was entvested by the Japanese into a wartime gheit, we a fesilve als today as spontatirous celebrations | weir held.

Festivity

1. Caurmunity leaders gathered at the | Shanghai Jewish Club ta map ou "a" series of funtions in honour of the ccasion, including a special syna gogue thanksgiving service and the cabling uf greetings, thanks and con- gratulations in Jewish Agency leaders

in London, New York and jerusalem.

in Subditing to sending messages-

the capitals of all Cuited

20

Nations

members who voted for partition.

Jews indicated that they

at China's "ha-pitable

дена

hire" i abstaining from voting.

Butchery By Tribes

In Kashmir

Jammu, Kashmir,

Nov. 30. Raiding tribesmen in Southern Kashmir were

of

Jews Celebrate White Jews celebrated In the wildest night the Holy Land Has seen, for years, the Arab sections were quiet.

But today Arab demonstrations} were held in the all-Arab town chip of Nablus, halfway between Jerusalem and

as large Haifa. crowds gathered to hear speeches calling for an Arab uprising t cmbat the partition.

The demonstrators sent cables to the Grand Multi, now l Da

plannlig to mascus, reportedly attend a meeting of the Palestine Higher Arab Committee.

The cables stught guidance "We are ready to and promised:

LABOUR UNREST IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Nov. 80. Widespread labour un- threatened in rest is

the

city Shanghai as government boosted cost of living indices - bases on which wages are com- puted only about nine per cent in the face of) price increases ranging as high as 100 per cent during November.

Labour immediately branded the Government's indices "unfair" and "fixed."

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The Government set the, in-

Bullet

Missed Chiang

Peiping, Nov. 30. As Generalissimo Chiang Kal-shek's automobile pass- "ed a point outside Pelping's west rate. hended for the airport yesterday, a shot was fired by a Chinese air force lieutenant, according to a Chinese newspaper ac- count.

Was

Whether the shot purposely aimed at the pre- sidential procession or was fired exeltement has not yet been determined.

The Beutenant Was promptly arrested,

His name is Mou Yu-Jin. He has newly arrived from Tientsin.

A member of the Gener- alissimo's bodyguard carried -out the arrest. and turned Mou over to the gendarmes.

United Press.

dives at 63100 for labourers, Perpetrates

representing a raise of only 8.14 per cent over last month, and for salaried employees at 48500, a boost of only 9.41 per een!.

Surveys showed price rises during the month ranged from 10 to 50 per cent in most com- modities.

Electricity and public trans- portation prices jumped 100 per cent.

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CHINESE REDS CAPTURE

TWO KEY RAIL CENTRES Chiang Plans To Wage Guerilla War

Nanking, Nov. 30. Communist forces in Manchuria and North China have captured two im- portant railway centres in the past 24 hours Changtu, midway between Mukden and Changshan, and Kaomi, 35 miles west of Tsingtao on the “

Tsinan-Tsingtao Railway in Shantung Province, according to reliable reports reaching here.

Changtu is said to have been attacked and captur-

ed by a force of about 50,000, mostly Koreans, who are stated to be making a bid to cut the Nationalist forces in Manchuria in two.

News of the reverses came Important role in the largescale only a few houffter Pre-anti-Communist drive sident Chiang Kai-shek's return for next spring.

predicted

to the capital from Peiping,

war veterans These Suiyuan where for three days he con- who include Mongolian cavalry- ferred with top ranking, Na- men were twice recently com- tionalist commanders onl the mended by Nationallat armiy military situation in North headquarters:

WOMEN'S FACTORY HOURS

As a result of requests

Chinn.

For their relief of North Before leaving he issued or Shensi's city of Yulin when all ders for a "last ditch" defence seemed lost and then for their from factory manage- of the seriously threatened sweeping victories in Western ments, legislation to per- Hopei provincial capital of Manchuria which helped. to turn mit women to work in Paoting.

the tide in the recent Communist factories between 6 a.m.

A military spokesman here offensive in the northeast.

the loss of Kaomi

Chinese Woman confirmed

All the Sulyuancap contingents and 10 p.m. is under con- after 48 hours of bitter strect which fought in Manchuria have sideration, the "China fighting but said no reports had now been rushed to North China Mail" learns. At present been received regarding the fall to stiffen the Government de

women are allowed to of Changtu

fence of threatened positions in Although the Paoting altua-the Tientsin Peiping-Paoting Work only between 7 a.m. tion la iluusing serious

and 8 p.m. iriangle. Reuter-AAP. concern, the eyes of all the Government leaders are focussed on Manchuria any largescale renewal of Com- munist operations at the pre- sent time would make the Gov- ernment situation there dea- perate.

SECOND

$100,000 SWINDLE

occurred

although the Nanking Foreign Mini tonight reported butcher- shed our blood to halt the split. cua dollars, have not yet caught the week-end in Hong!

try has gone on record as believing that partition would create violence in the Middle East.-Buited Press.

ernment

Crisis

ΠΟΛΥ

where

Down Grade

As on Government-spokes-. "The Gov- Commodity prices, which

A second HK$100,000 man put it today:

must is facing the unually follow the blackmarket

over critical period of the war." foreign exchange rate on Ameri- Swindle

The only reassuring news for from the perpetrator the Government came

Central China where less than ing men, women and ting of Palestine into Arab and P with the current downward Kong,

stampede of China's "printing being a stylish-dressed 48 hours after assuming com- Jewish states." jchildren and devasting The Jewish demonstrations of press.currency," which in the

villages along a 35-mile Joy the United Nations vote last two weeks. has seen a 75 Chinese woman between mand of the newly established 30 and 40 years of age: Contral China headquarters in front parallel with the went on throughout the morning per cent devaluation,

It was the greatest celebrater: Smuggled Goods West Punjab (Pakistan) in the Holy City sines weeks ago stood at CN$80,000 |

border, leaving the earth lent made his victorious to US$1.00. Today's rate is long-established scorched.

Hundreds of buses packed with US$140,000 to US$1.00

Even the Government "open Indian troops, who have reliev- teen-aged boys and girls cruised

lining market" rate showed a.38 per cd half a dozen beseiged garri-the streets while crowds

sidewalks the

shouted. "Leng cent depreciation during sonia Southern Kashmir, to-

live the Jewish state,"

November dropping from 55,000 to 1 to 73,000 to 1-Associated Press.

Seized Aboard S.S. Hupeh

Shanghai, Nov. 30. Abotal CNS1,000,000,000 worth of contraband goods, consisting of medicine, sac- charin and playing cards, were seized aboard the ss Hupch of the China Navign- tlon Company, ulter ESPO days search by meinbers of the Shanghai Customs.

The ss Hupch arrived here from Hong Kong on November 27.

of

Further Investigation the case is still proceeding.

Central News,

Iry in 1917.

night faced solid time of raisl Jaffa Road and King er tribesmen and the situation Asenue were packed. why said to be as serious as it has ever been.

Ceneral

George

But, as it by order, all mercy- making was confined to the area ordinarily marked by the British

The blackmarket rate three

SHANGHAI PILOT

the Yangtae port of Kiukinng, The victims were several General Pai Chung Hai, the money-chang- Minister of National Defence ers in Queen's Road, Central, und regarded BB. One of the ablest strategists in the Na- and Des Voeux Road, Central,

The Police are conducting en- tionaliat

set his camp, has quiries, No arrest has yet been armies in motion and is sweep- ing General Liu Po Cheng's made.

forces away from the Yangtac.

Between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, a woman visited the money-changer shops and

shop American currency

presented at each invaders,

Several thousand many of them mounted and must of them supported by mountain guns, were fighting aggressively with their backs to Pakistan.

administration as the "Jewish STRIKE DEADLOCK

section of Jerusalem.

local currency.

According to semi-official re- ports, General Pal Chung Hsi's an columns have captured ve draft for important cities east and south- east of Hankow in the past 24 She explained that the banks hours and are hotly pursuing | Shanghai, Nov. 30. Suspended river pilots today were closed for the day and several badly battered Red

Hong Kong brigades. That is how things stand as the day. Arabs walked about quief threatened to take up the mat- that she needled result of the forced evacuation of | 1y.

correspondent ter of their suspension by the dollars urgently.

Customs with the: Mirpur, the second largest town

Along Princess Mary Avenue

It appeared to be a normal Sun-

A United Press

Ministry of Communications.

The pilots were suspended

of Jammu Province, which be asked a score of Arab shopkeep- Maritime came a blazing death. trap under ers if they had heard the news.

"Yes", was the typical answer. the raiders' assaults-Reuter.

"But what does all this mean?" The scene in Jerusalem was repeated in every Jewish settle

SIAMESE SILENT ABOUT ECAFE DEADLOCK

"No statement until things are straightened out," was all Siam's ECAFE delegates Thaithep Tsewakun and Boonma Wongswan, would tell the "China Mail" on arriving here yesterday from Manila en route to Bangkok by the Pan- American Airways Clipper.

Companion

་

Statement

According to Chinese reports renching Shanghal today, Pre- sident Chiang Kai-shek before for failing to report for duty, In each case she was accom- according to the Customs Companied by a shop assistant to leaving Peiping for Nanking missioner's office, which denied obtain the necessary surety-sued a statement to the people

ment in Palestine. 10 miles that its action was a lockout, shop guarantee at a certain of North China defining the

In Rishon Je Zlen,

south of Tel-Aviv, the Palestine It maintainco that it was ac- transportation company in Con- Government's policy towards thic Brewery threw open

naught Rond, Central. Its doors. tually combatting a strike,

Many cafes In Tel Aviv Berved free champagne until stocks were The largest restaur: exhausted. ant in the city ran out in 'less thon two hours.

No Incidents

In Tel-Aviv reports sald^Dri- tish soldiers were jeered by the happy crowd but there were no incidents.

Truckloads of revellers, singing the Jewish anthem and waving

cruised not huge, flags,

Blong the

Siam's delegates boycotted the, over political issues has ECAFE meeting at Baguio be prevented developments of long-street. cause approval of their creden- range benefit to the peoples of tials did not imply diplomatic the Orlent, Mr. Stent added, recognition of the now Govern- ment in Bangkok,

is alternate delegate to

Baguio conference.

the

to

The delegates will fly Bangkok today by PAA Clipper. Progress

ments the admission of

Shanghai's pilota are said to:

be among the highest paid in the world.-United Press.

GENEVA TO PARIS EXPRESS WRECKED

Parks, Nov. 30. The Geneva-Paris expreES night at was derailed last Culox, 64 kilometres east of Lyons. The derailment was reported to be due to sabotage.

The engine left the ralls and a goods van was des- troyed.

At Ambenteu, on the same line

and between Culoz Lyons points, the operating cable was cut-Router.

(For earlier_messages on situation In France Sce

The great synagogue on Allen. up and filed by Road was lit with worshippers at 3 a.m. He listed among the develop It was diferent in Arab vil-

auchinges and

Tel-Aviv's in Jaffa, "The less said the better," hitherto remote colonial ateos as Arab twin.

There was no rejoicing and the Cambodia and Laos to associate one official declared.

empty except for international streets were Taowakun is the chief dele. membership in, an gate, while Wongswan, a mem-body for the first time in modern British patrols..

"War" ber of Stam's Finance Ministry, history,

In Cairo, the official spokes- "Whatever their rolailona to

Page 3)., man of the Foreign Affairs Min metropolitan power be, this can-istry said today he considered the not but have lasting benefit to United Nations partition of Pales- delegates of such areas," he said. tine a "signal for war not only "The realisation that there between Arabs and Jews but ex- Meanwhile, in a Bagulo den are great problerus beyond the tending to other countries of the

world." pateh, Associated Prosa quotes narrow scopo of

The spokesman said P.J. Stent (Britain). as saying country means. progress. Infor- stotes consider the UN resolution that the current session of mation about those areas is is not binding because it violates ECAFE will not get beyond the useful to other nations."

Mr.

of Stent, on behalf stage of setting up the necessary

admission to machinery for the continuous Britain, secured operation of ila working bodies the current acasion of Ceylon, in the field. !

Hong Kong, Burma and a group of the Malayan consisting Union, Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo

But even prolonged wrangling

one's home

Arab

the United Nations. Charter,

They propose to raise the Issue before the International Court of Justice to decide whether UN entitled to make the decision.

"Arabs are still determined to resist partition by force," he said Every morning newspaper in Cairo bannered the partition vote

Is to

She "sold" & US$3,000 draft to one money-changer shop In

Central, Queen's Road

a

Inhabitants of areas newly re- covered from the Communists,

In an eight-point announce. ment, the President promised 101 respect and protect the people's US$5,000 draft to a Becand freedom and rights, exempt them shop in the same street, д from grain and other taxes, and changer in Des Voeux Road, issue relief loans Central, and several drafts to interest for destitute farmers.

He also promised to return to other shops.

the original owners, formlands Communists

US$3,000

draft to

4 money

The fraud was discovered

before 5 p.m. and the police distributed by the

at a low

Body Hanging From Tree In Botanic Gardens

The body of a

Chinese

mari, hanging by his neck from a tree in the Botanical Gardens, was the gruesome night which confronted a Police Constable making his rounds at 7 a.m. yesterday, The man was later identi- fied as Cheung Foon, a.. gardener living in Eigin Street.

The proposed new working hours will only be sanctioned for factories prepared to adopt the shift system.

Under the projected regula- tions, no shift will be more than eight hours in length..

Legislation will not be limit- ed to any one industry, but only factories which are housed. in approved factory buildings will be granted permission to adopt the shift system.

Various regulations governi ing conditions of work will also have to be complied with

SA

REMEMBER-

IT IS THE EARLY BIRD

THAT CATCHES THE WORD

under a Communist land reform i informed.

scheme and guarantee the liberty DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NOW. Checking at the transporta- and rights of Communists who tion company which "guaran-

We are maintaining throughout this month* teed" the woman, the police desert to the Government side.

Tientaln At the same time, discovered that the man who reports that President Ghiang "chopped" the drafts had ab- Kal-shek's -Peiping visit has sconded. The drafts were for yielded a new military operations. geriea.

scheme for North China the employment of guerilla tactica

especially a

VERY WIDE SELECTION OF GOODS

ARMY EDUCATION by the Government forces, IDEAL FOR GIFTS ON ALL OCCASIONS.

SCHEME Pg 10

British Motorists Use Their Last Petrol

London, Nov. 30.

was reliably learned here today. General Fu Tso-yl, the Gover- nor of Chahar, has been en- trusted with the execution of this plan and it la expected that his Sulyuan troopa, will play an

SHOP EARLY

AVOID CROWDS.

PREPARE IN TIME

ENSURE YOUR CHOICE · ·

The Weather Special X'mas Prices Now In Force!

- A`vigorous "depression" over the Kurlles jia, moving, rapidly NE kak, presture' has stanil not then much "over, China. A depression over the Central Philippines

winda appears to be moving NW.

"Today's Forecast --Moderate C. Crom'un E' quarter, fréih ut timous partly

elasid. Kapl Association Yesterday's Weather indi

Hundreds of thousands of British motoriste poured their last few pints of gasoline into the tanks of their automobiles today and took their last drives in the country. "for the dura tion--not of the war bui of the economie erlalu.

After midnight tonight anyone The Automobilo

ON OTHER PAGES He deplored the procedural with the Arab paper declaring found pleasure driving in Britain estimated that the decision wil Maximum) 12:31 Ort: Fah quibbling and arguments over Arabs determination to fight for will be liable to fines of up to force 800,000 of Britain's 1,059,- Minimum: 45.6 deg. Fal political issues which have re-their "Arst line of defence, that $500 and imprisonment of up to 000 motorists and 200,000 of its Busines 9.8 hours, a

480,000 motor cyclists to put their Rainfall Mil. Tolace Jan вау PalestineUnlied two ye¤rd.......

-2021,6 mm/ip101;68_thuu na mgulant an conily slowed down the work of Press,

The Government has abolished

"The AA. together s

theart 11.8 in.88,15 the conference,

harle gasoline ration to save Royal Automobile Club, present. dollars.

ed a petition bearing: 1,200,000

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Hong Kong War Award

Pagr Four

British By-Elections. Page: Brein

Big Four Talks.

Partndly Cricket.

•Tent i

the Sport

"Even the delegates who say

we should get on with our work UNO DECISION ON spend undue de saying it," he complained. "But they all must got it off their cheate." Associa Led Prom

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