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HONG KONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1948.

ENGLAND SNOWED UNDER

Arctic Blizzard Still Raging After 56 Hours

Toboganning In Full

Swing In London

Streets

London, Feb. 21.

The arctic blizzard sweeping southern England increased in inten- sity today, and as reports come in of huge snow drifts piling up and obliterating many country roads, weather exports warned that "there is more to come”.

Capital Levy In Britain?

London. Feb. 21.

Snow is piling up on roads, the surfaces of which were already covered by sheet ice, but snow ploughs have been successful so far in keeping open railway communications.

Kent, Surrey and Sussex' are the hardest hit and

snow is 12 inches deep in some areas.

Gloomy View Of Future

Birmingham, Feb. 21. Major Woodrow Wyatt, La- bour M. P. for the Aston division uf Birmingham, speaking to trade unionists in his constituency today, said that, compared with the present economic crisis, Inst year was a pleasant holiday.

He declared that Britain was

nearing Tast

the brink

Warvation, nem

unemployment

total bankruptcy, and

added:

of

and

the

"If we plunge over the brink. in Kent, where the blizzard's 56 hottes, todny renched the England will be a desolate land, particularly strong, Cloffe north of Endland and Scotland peopled only by a few peasants Marshland, a village between | bur, was at its worst in the scratching a living from

and underfed guides show- the Thames and Medway, 18 cut | Muth. Roads in Kent, Surrey | 100

tourists ing American

round off and at Eastchurch, efforts and Sussex were buried between ratford-on-Avon and the ruins. are being made to deliver malijalx inches and a foot deep, of the once great and prosperous by which from a mail

districts six font Birmingham." In country vhp trapped since dawn in a deepį drifta ihreatened to isolate many

small vllinges.

are

drift.

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With Budget Day only six

Ministers weeks distant, believed to be considering enpflaj Irvy as a further means of speeding sational economic rerqvery. So far, however, Gov-

ruinent quarters dretine confirm or deny this.

It en

be assumed that the proposal. mord eanvassed re-

to

Some

Major Wyatt said that Mar- shall aid would only be a stop- PHAN London University The Automobile Association. gap. He appealed to workers to student, half of them girls, | warning motorists to "keep off slop asking for higher WAZOS ween "paid union rate for the e roads unless absolutely and to business men to cut prices.

that Job" when they helped to clear | necessLEY, stated!

the the London streets.

generally de. Toboganning

in fileriorating. Wha

Tonight the only Parlament Hill, areas with roads free from anow were routhwest England, Routh

awing

1

WAR

-Reuter.

Economic Crisis

cenily, has not been fully de: About 50 ships inward and out. bated by the Cabinet,

ward bend Aro storm-bound | Wales aml the eastern seaboard|tralian representative in London, Mirusters

47 known Au

around the Nore lighthouse in countica of Norfolk and the Thames estuary.

against the idea.

Simulated by Labour'a sue- cess in the Paisley by-election,

Government

supporters

RONK

Suffolk.-Renter.

Europe Freezes

London, Feb, 22. Europenus from Stockholm

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Traffle, already slowed to a crawl, came to an abrupt bað

piled

around LETT

AM

NDOW

Nairobi, Feb. 21. Sir Earle Page, former Aus

aid here today that he favoured an early Imporial conference on Britain's economic crisla na sho could not avert it alone.

The New Look?

JPICTURE OF THE DAY

nude

Oxford

Pedestrians In Street. who woke up on Sit Earle, who is here to dis- T'ebruary 19 Find this

to now talk hopefully of the post

the correlation of African the vehicles, Gangs of railwaymen the usually mild Riveira shiver- and Australian development in-

statue on the the xibility of unsenting

pavement had # double freezing tempern- teraste, particularly. servatives from Narth Croydon, struggled to keep the tracks free ed in helew

rly. in provid-

shock when they took- a electric tures today, but weather forecasing food for Britain, said that second glance. which the Opposition held with and at several puinis

It was de- signed to attract attention Europe's worst cold the battle was being fought on} a majority of only about 600 trains were brought to a stand-lers said

night end this too narrow a front the Emthe Institute of Contempor

4% the first axhibitions- of still by short circuita between spell of winter votes at the generai, election.

current pick-up “khoe” and week.

the pire should be in fightTM The cold wave which rode in conductor rašla. Traing running

out of Russia Up to half an hour later arrive on Arctic winds

Snow London piled high with covered most of Europe,

fell in England, Italy, Denmark, frozen snow,

Norway and France,

Dublin was pelted by hall. In Halland, the canals were frozen,

United Press,

Although with one exceptio --Camlichie, Glogow-Labour has agressfully defended to by-elections all sents the Party "won' at the general election, the Government has not since. 1945 eaptured any htt from the Conservatives.

The most difficult trisk ahead of the Government is getting the 200 great trade unione in- volved tu Recept the Tracie Union Congress guidance the stabilisation of wages "There may have to be ADIMU policy compromise to allow con sideration of wage claims

LEY

The first spell of bitter win. ther this winter has just hit

Beltala-two moullis luter than last year's calamitous freeze up, which threw millions of people out of work. This winter finds Britain prepared.

There are

15 million tons of coal in re-

serve,

in

56 Hours Non Stop The know,

which has been falling almost continuously for

Russia Offers To

"Mediate"

Shanghai, Feb. 22.

Russia has indirectly, but in channels which she knew would certainly reach official Nanking quarters, submitted a proposal which Moscow would consider as a basis for assuming the role of mediator in the Chinese civil war, it was most reliably learned today.

Any danger of Indus- The proposal consists of three main points:- trial stoppage from this, cause

is completely ruled mit.-- Reuter.

Italian Border Affray

Trieste, Feb. 21.

Heavy exchange

Italian

twcen frontier guards Gorizia yesterday

1. The Chinese Communists would control the government; 2. The Kuomintang would not be Banned but would be allowed a minority role. in the government; 3. The reorganization of China would be completely in the charge of the Chinese Reds.

Sir Early has already toured South Africa, Rhodesia, Uganda and Kenya. Ho strossas the similarity between large areas of Africa and Auxiralia and will Australian recommend that the authorities Initiato

closer rela. tions, particularly in the ex- change of technical personnel.--| Reuter..

Plane Wreck Found

ary Art.

Another Hint Of Peace Bid

Price: 20 Cents.

PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS

OF ALL WELL-KNOWN, BRANDS

IN STOCKI

Hongkong Typewriter Exchange

9.` 17'Aguilar 8.

Tel. 21433

FOUR HUNDRED KILLED

AND INJURED IN

JERUSALEM EXPLOSION

Jerusalem, Feb. 22. ́ ́

The centre of the Jewish business district of Jerusalem was blown up by uniformed men at dawn today.

A leader of rescue workers estimated 40 to 50 persons were killed and 300 wounded. He was а member of the Haganah, Jewish militia.

A later check-up indicated a probable death-roll of over a hundred.. Forty bodies have been recovered.

One Jewish source said that, demolished by the blast. They property damage was In the tore it to shreds. Associated region of millions of pounds Prele. Aterling.

British police blamed Arabs for the tremendous blast, Jewish eye-witnesses blamed the British, Anti-British feeling ran among the Jews,

high

Beersheba Ambush

Jerusalem, Feb. 21.

A force of Armbs made a two- hour attack today on a Jewish colony north-east of Tel-Aviv The explosion was the worst and at dusk renewed aineks aince nearly 100 persons were Earlier, in the Beersheba

with machine-gun fire. killed when the Jews blew the area of southern King David Hotel up in July, | Araba 1946.

Palestine.

ambushed a. Jewish armoured bus near which a The commander of one group road mine exploded. The pas of Amb fighters in Jerusalem

Arab fire.

"Beggars'' Get Annoyed

Tsingtao, Feb. 22.

Nalonalist

"Disabled" soldiers wrecked tho "North China News" newspaper plant here after the paper said that they "tooked like beggars."

The

soldiers who hnd been wounded in the fight- ing against the Communists and called "honoured mal- diers" best up the manager and his staff. Ten of the staff were sent to hospital -Associated Press,

Bank Raid

Frustrated In Tel-Aviv

Tel-Aviv, Feb. 22.

Hagana

today military

The fired on two

said:" "The bomb was placed sengers in the bus returned the by Arabe but we cannot yet No casualties were reported give you the 'details.”

on either of these incidents The binst was levelled at two

A Jerusalem Military Court trucks which tried to amall hotels, three apartment today sentenced Henry Martin crash through the "un- buildings and at least a dozen Dickson, a storen.

Windows were shatter-

81-year-old Scots-

el for a half mile: Jerusalem's for soliciting two British sol near Rishon Lezion, 15 man, to five years Imprisonment authorised" road block streets were strewn glass,

"

This story of what happened diers to dispose of their arme kilometres south-east of

to Arabs. has been placed together from

Tel-Aviv. There were no eye-witnesses, some hysterical:

casualties.

Three Trucks

Three trucks, two of them of the Dodge type, drove into Ben

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Constable

Yehuda Street and parked. Tackles

Three occupants in the uniform

of British, police" leaped out of two of the trucks and entered the third and drove off. There

Some

Gunman

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In Tel-Aviv; the Irgun Zvai Leumi falled in a bid to hijack Barclay's Bank on Allenby Road, the

trucks The

The

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all-Jewish city's busiest street, The Hagona beat of the saidies sfter a 10-minute gun duel One Hegaha man and one bystander were wounded.

The raiders were disguised as British soldiers. were shota.

They spoke ́anld the A defective hammer in the Quent English. They arrived in bullets were fired into the two Japanese-made revolver held by a convey remaining trucks to set off the Cheung Fat (22) saved the life headed by a green jeep.

of milliary hombs. Three minutes later of Police Constable 1888 and trucks sealed off the approached both trucks exploded.

resulted in Cheung being ad-to the bank while the rubbers British police said the atmitted to the Kowloon Hospitalirected barbed Lack was obviously engineered at about 12.30, p.m. yesterday.to keep padestrians away.

wire barricades by Arabs just like the "Palestine suffering from Post" affair of a month ago." wound.

gunshot action had the appearance of

British ariny operation. They,, recalled that the Arabs PCC 1889, on patrol duty The raiders ontered the bank admitted the bombing-of-the shortly before noon, had his and lined men and women they "Post" building with a truck-attention attracted by a Chinese found inside against the wall Nanking, Feb. 22. lund of exploatves driven by in Shurry Lane, near Cumber All the inen were searched for

Arabs in stolen uniforms.

land Road: Generalissimo Chiang

Approaching, the keys. The official with the key Almost to a man, Le Havre, Feb. 22. Kai-shek has given his Jewish witnesses blamed the up a package he was carrying for work and the robbery failed. however, constable asked the man to open which opened the valut was inte The

wreckage of a big six- engined French seaplane Late- consent to a high. Chin-British and refused to believe under his arms,

At a bugle call, the robbers re- eders 631, missing since Satur ese official to attempt to

the Arabs bad perpatrated to The

man unwrapped the turned to their trucks and the day with nine persons aboard,

parcel and the constable found convoy drove away. At that was found today, on the Nar- reopen negotiations with day altack.

Angry Jews beat one British kimself looking down the barrel point a truckload of Haganahites mandy Invasion coast about 18 the Communists, an policeman who protested against of a revolver. Undaunted PC clad in British baltle dress, ar- | miles east of Cherbourg.

authoritative The French Press

Chinese the accusations. The police radio 1883 sprang at his man and rived. They fired after the re- Agency which said "several prominent source told United Press promptly recalled all police from succeeded in obtaining a hold rating raiders. The last truck Parialans were among those on today.

The scene and put the whole on both wrists.

halted and its occupante got out plane, quoted "eivil aviation

Jewish area out of bounds.

positions behind sources in Paris" as authority

Cheng, it is alleged, preased and took The source stressed that the for the report that the wreck- Generalissimo did not inlate

the trigger twice, without result walls. They exchanged fire with The Haganamen for 10 minutas age had been found.

PC 1883 then drew his own the idea but merely "gave his

the remainder congent" to 4

weapon and fired, hitting his and then Joined The two hotels blown up were assailant in the abdomen.

of the envoy. In Ils retreat.-- member of his government who the Ambureky and the Atlantic.

United Press.. The wounded man was taken asked for permission to try to They were jammed with Jews to Kowloon City Police Station

of the who had moved in from mixed and, later, to hospital.

The plane took off yesterday from Le Havre and was last seen, later in the day, in a

highly placed.

Refugee Jews

up

negolate a settlement snowstorm over Cherbourg..

civil war with the Communists.quasthra since the UNO parti- His condition to described as Miss Russell

fair.

Campaigns

A high Chinese official source first time that the Soviets have some 15 miles west of Le Havre said that the Central Govern made either direct or indirect) The craft wAS ment will not officially recognize proposals for

bound for its the use of its base at Biscarosse, southeast of the receipt of the proposal in inces to end the civil

Bordeaux. Those aboard includ- war, any manner and probably will much significanen in sached the manager and some en-

The Arabs put armed men at In & subsequent raid at a deny that a "preposal." as anch, to iL--United Press.

the Nord Aircraft

Junctureg between Jewish house

· BWICors of has ever been submitted,

Construction Company-Reuter.

and Arab quarters and checked Detective Inspector C. Y. Slu all identities, on guard against arrested three men grid seized possible repriseal attacks. about 40 rounds of ammunition Director of

and a dagger,

of fire be.

The source added that the und

terms are auch that even if the Yugoslav

roposal is formally occurred near

offered afternoon hrough full diplomatic chan

nels it would be immediately rejected,

when Yugoslav party enterod Italian territory to remove posts marking the provisional. frontler, According to Italian reports

The source in an interview with the United Press) sald the _the__Yugoslavs werd challenged.aroposal was channelled to:

by an itallan patrol and asked Nutsking. to desist in removing the posts, When', they refused the * Hallanis opened · Are.

Conference Held

A conference between a Sc- viet official and a Chinese re- presentative was held recently In a provincial capital "some- where in China" outside the im- mediate war, zone, and Nanking was immediately advised of the terms.

POSSIBILITY OF

PEACE DISCOUNTED

Nanking, Feb. 22.

Official quarters here today ignored Russia's re- ported offer of mediation in China's civil war and said emphatically that China would never consider accepting such a proposal It made.

He

The source said the official tion vote, in fear of violence, la now in "indirect contact" with the Communists Through personal intermediaries. sald thus far there have been no concrete results nor a definite expression of apihion from the Communists regarding the possibility of reopening no- gotiations.

The Briush forces redoubled guards on ali public buildings. Anti-British feeling among the Jewa roan to high level. Some He said he personally did not British newsraen at the adens of know whether the high official the bombing were threatened Is approaching the Communists Jewish and British Army Dre with concrete detailed proposals brigades hurried to fight the for settlement of the civil war | Gren resulting from the ex- or merely sounding them out on plosiona

a possible basis for renowed

An emergency, call-for: blood talka He anid: "In the event doners was made in the streets

in Yu Chau Street.

Agitators Busy In Shanghai

Washington, Feb. 22. Mia Maud Russell, Executive the Committee for Democratie Polley in China, urg-. ed today the defeat of the $370,- |000,000 'Chinese old blil now, be-.

fore: Congress,

Miss Russell, who was former- ly a social agency worker. In "China," accused'- the ¡Administra-" tion of "deliberately misleading" the United States people about

Shanghai, Feb. 21. facts of the China situation. She Shanghai Garrison authorities said the aid programine was that concrete proposals are be of Zion Square. All doctors were are taking precautions to guard backed by Wall Street, financiers ing presented to the Communists called from their homes Volun-against agitators, who are whose orders were being obeyed They also discounted the possi- strongly objected to the first it can be assumed of course that beers served as nurses assis- allegedly attempting to stir up Secretary of State

both by President Truman jand - bility of a resumption of the Russian attempt to discuss the the specific terms have been tants.

fresh trouble at the Bungsing Marshall-United Press.

George C. negotiations between the Govern Chinese problem when the Secre-approved by the Generalisalmo,”

Vast Damage

Cotton Mill, where three ment and the Communists as tary of Blate, Mr. George Mar. —United-Prons.

workers were killed in a pitched Windows of the United States battle against the police some Consulate, half a mile away, weeks agor

The Yugoslavs withdrew to their own territory and returned fre: A detachment of Italian carabirileris later foined in the whooting,

There were no reports of any -casualties,

Italian. General Gloria arrived

A reported to have been suggested | shall, went to Moscow last year shortly after the firing began It was learned that the So yesterday by the American Am for the Foreign Ministers con and after discussion with Yugovlet officio further suggested bassador. Dr.________Leighton ference ...min” omeers, the dispute was set-. that a conference could be call- Stuart,

■.. fled and the frontier posta moved | 3d at Mosców at which the den

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The Chinese Government then "With the Reds now outlaw- insisted that, without Chinese to their original positions.tral Government as well as the ed as rebels, ono Kuomintang participation in the conference United Press,

Chinese Reds would be invited officlat sald," "the stage is now nothing concarning: the Chinese to alt down to discuss the pos- long past for a peaceful rattle, situation should be included in

ment along the lines of the Rus in China." The same quarters "said "to- plan plan.

These quarters felt that the night that it was" feared then, The Soviet omcial reportedly Government", is not; Inclined to as it is now, that, in a mediation |said, however, that unless' and come to terms with the Reds now "fort involving the Russians, 20 mapOTTIN

until any suggestions are made that Unlle, Staves, aldrin forth the poultion of the Rada", would openly, in high Jovel diplomatie coming, together with even, mili- be, greatly-alrengthened with wh channels the Central Govern=† tury; assistance which dng, they result that, they would di ment is not likely to take rides thinks has a goo

on, the Hart Prendre trial balloons res

being put through

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