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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1948.

BRITAIN'S WITHDRAWAL Palestine Commission To Hear Plan In Detail

But In Secret Session

Lake Success, Jan. 13.

The United Nations Palestine Commission will meet in closed session tomorrow to bear, for the first time, Sir Alexander Cadogan and one of his special assistants explain the British point of view towards the Commission's work.

It is understood that Sir Alexander and his special assistant, probably Mr. Trafford Smith, will disclose details of Britain's plan for cooperating with the Commission when it takes over Palestine.

Mass Migration

The

Dagdad, Jan, 13.

Iraq Government decided Today to admit 2,500 Yugoslav Moslemt she wish to entigrate. Muntes Alumari, the assistant director-general in the Ministry of the Exterior. it leaving für Gaito shortly for salks with Arab League representatiors be- fore going on to Europe to make arrangements for the Yugoslav Moslems trip to Iraq-Reuter.

Bank Strike Settled

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Rome, Jan. 13. A tentative agreement has been reached which promises to end Italy's 14-day-old nation- wide bank strike,

Bankers have

Record Air Bid Postponed

MORETON VALENCE, GLOU-

CESTERSHIRE, JAN. 13. LOW CLOUDS AND WIND GUSTS LEADER

CAUSED SQUADRON WATERTON, CANADIAN-BORN CHIEF PILOT OF THE GLOSTER COMPANY, TO ABANDON HIS ATTEMPT TO SET UP A NEW INTERNA- TIONAL AIR SPEED HECORD OVER A CLOSED CIRCUIT OF 100 KILOMETRES HERE” TO- DAY.

The record wlands at 490.88 mph Get up by Group Captain John Cunningham, chief test pilot of the De Havilland Company, on August 31 last year when he beat By agreement, and at British; the United Nations General As

403.88 mph, the record created in Insistence, it was understood that {stmbly's decision. to partition

1046 by Lieutenant Baird of the na publicity would be given to Palestine, is hended by Dr. Karel the British stulements.

Liselsky, of Czechoslovakia,

relinquished United States.

In test of the course, Squa Sir Alexander is understood to The Commission began its work their demand that employees re- dron Leader Waterton made on n have tid the United Nutlans here last week and decided to in- turn to working separate morn- ciicult the speed of 522.8 Secretariat and the Palestine vitę Britain, the Jewish Agencying and afternoon shifts in- but later found the weather too Commissioners that the Holy Land and the Arab Higher Committee atend of the present single bad to altempt three runs round situation wus 60 Lensa that it to be available to give evidence. shift, and have also agreed to 130 would be impassible to divulge The Commission made a pre- any of Britain's plans except in aliminary review of the Assembly continue the cost of living in- strictly secret session.

partition resolution at a closed creases granted last year.-As- session in Saturday Inst.—Reuter. | sreinted Press.

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One member of the Commission sunderstood to have a resolution his pocket asking the Security Council to provide

interna tinal fores to enforce the parli- lion, but is believed to have been convinced by other members of the Commission that such a pro- psal would be premature, at this stage.

Sir Alexander Cadogan 18 per mument British dekgate to the United Nations. The Arst-nation Commlesion, set up to implement

MANILA POWER SCHEME

Eisenhower Stock Booming

WASHINGTON, JAN. 13.

THE EISENHOWER FOR PRESIDENT BOOM TODAY AP- FEARED TO BE THE FASTEST MOVING THING IN AMERICAN POLITICS AFTER GEN. DWIGHT EISENHOWER FAILED TO COMMENT ON HIS EN. TRY IN THE SLATE OF DELEGATES IN THE MAR. 9 NEW HAMPSHIRE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY,

Unless he takes himself out of. Eisenhower, und the only way w Manila, Jan. 14. Reperis from Baguio, where in the pre-convention

the campaign shortly he will be | know to get him is with ballols

campaign and delegates."United Press. President Manuel Roxan is for the Republican Presidential, holding conferences with high nomination to stay and win от Philippine officials, anid today take a licking. that the President had approved

The announcement of Elsen.

Man US$88,000,000 Westinghower on the delegates' Biale

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house hydroelectric power de- entered by New Hampshire was Air Crash

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The Secretary of Justice (Mr. Reman Ozasta) said today that he would discuss with the Cabl net the question of the dlapcal- tion of alien landholdings in the Philippines, In the light of the reent Supreme Cours decision in the case of Alexander Kri- vonko, stateless Russian, where the Court ruled that no allen may own Philippine Innd.

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Mr. Ozneta said he had not THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA authorized the Solicitor-Gen-. eral's statement that alien land. holdings could be confiscated the without compensation to owners.

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He said. "For some time I have been giving a serious thought as to which man of the severni TLC- possible candidates for the

Three of those killed were passen. publican nomination ไป best gere and two of the crew. qualified to lead the nation, atThe plans, en route from Houston. this time of great crisis. I have Texas, in Boston, plougled Into come to the conclusion Elsenhower is that man,"

af the Potomac River, a few milk Politient experts believed that from the leport shortly after repor the general wuld be smoked.outing it was coming in for a landing. on some definite statements, pet- hups removing himself perman-was demolished, but there was no The twin engine DC3 (Dakota) ently from politics, but through fire.Associated Press. the Army Public said he would not comment ob the New Hampshire dévelopments. A spokesman said that Ike sald previously that he wanted nothing

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PEARL HARBOUR

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Washington, Jan, 13. Any possibility of court-martial for

of the Pennsylvania Draft Eisen-Army and Navy Commandere a hower League, said today that awaii when the Japanese attacked Eisenhower's name will be place Pearl Harbour has been removed. ABCOLUMBIA PICTURE ON the Presidential preference The deadline set by Congress for bailot in the Pansylvania pri- filing charger expired last June 30 mary on April 27.

Williams said the move is being Short and Rear Admiral Husband E. made "without Elsenhower's Kiminel, Pearl Harbour Com knowledge or consent, but with or mandants at the time, are both re- without his consent ༢༣rË want tired.-Associated Presi

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· DAR-ES SALAAM, TANGANYIKA, JAN. 13. NINE OUT OF THE TEN MEN AND WOMEN PRE- VIOUSLY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE PART THEY WERE 'ALLEGED TO HAVE TAKEN IN LAST YEAR'S "LION MEN"· MURDERS IN THE SINGIDA DISTRICT OF TANGANYIKA, WERE ACQUITTED AT GRETRIALS JUST CONCLUDED BEFORE MR, JUS. TICE - SINCLAIR AT SINGIDA ON INSTRUCTIONS BY THE COURT OF APPEAL; ··

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vietin' was killed by ""Hon men" The trials arose out of murders or by a man-eating Ilon. by hired assassins disguised; bus Hens

'Four men and three women were hanged at Dodoma. Prison Mr. Justice Sinclair also heard last Friday for taking part in two new "lon" cams. In one of ion men' murders in the Sin- these, three women were found gida district. Originally 20 guilty of taking part in murder | Africans were sentenced to death and were all sentenced to death. Including the ten who have just

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Peiping, Jan. 14. Brig. Gen. Omar Pfeiffer,

Marines at Tsingtao, is expected former Commanding Officer of to preside at the court martial to try Col. Lealle F. Narum on charges of illegal activities while he was a Sup- ply Officer in Tientsin last sum-

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Meanwhile, testimony has be- gun in the trial of Warran Omeer Burton Graham, who is charged with falsifying bills of lading and other legal acts in connection with the shipment of eight cases of fure to San Francisco this summer and the purchase of two automobiles.- United Press.

NO FORMALITY' ·

London, Jan. 1. Britain is considering whether 10 readcredit the British Minister in Rumania to the new head of the Rumanian Government the President of the Presidium following the jabdication of King Michinel, a For

eign Office spokesman said tnday.

Ile aid the decision was a poli tical one and not merely a formality. ~~Reuter.

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