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Jewish Planes Bomb Arabs.

Fail To Free Ambushed Truck Convoy Jerusalem Swept By Gunfire

Jerusalem, Mar. 27.

Four Jewish planes bombed Arab concentrations south of Bethle- hem in a day before Easter battle but failed to free a convoy caught in a mazo of Arab roadblocks, the Royal Air Force reported tonight. This was the first official report of the use of aircraft on such a scale in the Arab-Jewish civil war, al- though there have been previous instances of Jewish recon- naissance flights.

Gunfire swept Jerusalem only a few hours before church bella were to ring for Faster Sunday. Bullets whined near the church of the Holy Sepulchre, said to be the site of the tomb of Christ's resurrection.

The developing convoy battle was waged near Solomon's Pool, The Arabs poured heavy gunfire on the 30 vehicles they hnd sur- rounded.

One British military armoured car sent to the scene was disabled, The Arabs hammered five Jewish armoured cars believed to con- tain reinforcements dispatched to help the convoy. Two trucks of the convoy were on fire

Police said the Arabs manned roadblocks between Bethlehen and Kfor Ezlon. An RAF pilot sighted the Jewish

aircraft cir-

cling over the battleground.

A Government spokesman sald the convoy travelled southward from Jerusalem to Kfar ⚫Ezion before dawn without reporting to British security forces. It was making the return journey when the Arab attack began.

Jerusalem and its suburbs Ive- were swept tonight by a mile line of gunfire in the bitter Arab-Jewish conflict. The line

The Araba reportedly descend-pumping station at Belt Dajan ed from the hills, erected road bear Jaffa-United Press, olocks and tried to exterminato the surrounded vehicles.-United Press.

Heavy Firing

Jerusalem. Mar. 27. Heavy firing broke out over the Holy City today and Sabbath strollera crowding the sidewalks emptied the streets in less than five minutes,

First reports said that one Jew was wounded.

"Madness"

Oslo, Mar. 27. "It would be madness to let the Danish and Norwegian soldiers take the risk in Palestine."

Greek Guerillas Wiped Out

Athens, Mar. 27.

A General Staff.communique today sald Government troops killed 15 guerillas and des- troyed more than 100 barracks or huts in the Pierria moun- tains, where fighting is still in progress.

Twenty guerfilas were reported killed in the Haala mountain area of Thessaly. Fifteen were captured and right soldiers wounded.

In the Parnassos mountains, 19 guerillas were counted dead and 12 captured.

That is what the Conservative newspaper "Morgenbladet” said

Press dispatches sald the today about the Jewish Agency

into proposal that Danish and Nor- guerillas fired 180 shells wegian occupation forces be sent Ariant in the Komotini area of

during Thrace

Independence from Germany to Jerusalem to

killing three, maintain order.

Day celebrations, wounding eight and destroying 20 houses.

The "Morgenblodet" was the only Oslo paper to comment on the proposal.

A Jewish Agency cafes

Haganah blocked off the streets The leading into Jewish areas. strollers rushed to their homes or took refuge in stores. and bars.

Two Arabs were killed and one was injured today when an elec- mine destroyed an Arab

tric

Afternoon papers reported the spokesman Government has informed by the said yesterday the troops should Greek Consulate at Skoplje, be sent to prevent destruction of

sons entered the consulate build- the city's holy places Associat-Yugoslavia, that unidentified per- ed Press.

ing and broke windows.

THE FOREIGN OFFICE

IS ASTONISHED

London, Mar. 27.

extended from Celt Jalu, north British officials today read with considerable sur-

of Bethlehem, to the commercial centre in midtown Jerusalem.

Units of the Warwickshire Regiment moved up along the walls of the old city through the Valley of Gehenna (Hell). The' Tommies carried large mortors. Associated Press.

Burnt Alive

London, Mar. 27.

prise the overnight reports from Now York that Britain and the United States wore in negotiation over the possibility that Britain might remain responsible for the Palestino administration after May 15.

The press reported other Gov ernment victories near Tithorea in the Mt. Hellkon area,

where Greek commandos ambushed n retreating column of guerillas and killed 23, and also northwest of Sparta where 700 guerillas were driven back after they st=. tacked National Guard units sta- Loned at Yetyitsi and Kastania. Over 100 guerillas were said to have been killed in the six ho battle in the Sparta area.-Unit- ed Press.

Hong Kong Might Be Interested

A Foreign Office spokesman Palestine on August 15 and had stated categorically: "No such later advanced the date of May negotiations are in progress and 16,

He denied that August. 15 had An Exchange Telegraph din-no proposal has been made by patch from Jerusalem sald today the United States, either form- jever been suggested as the date that hundreds of Arabs inter-ally or informally, that the jon which the mandate should cepted a Jewish

British

authorities should stay end. August 1 was given by Bir convoy from Kfar Ezion near Solomon's Pool, on in Palestine after the date the British delegation to the

Alexander

of Cadogan, head raking all 30 vehicles with bul-named for final withdrawal." lets, puncturing gas tanks which The Foreign Office spokesman burst into flomes. burning also strongly dented the state "screaming, trapped occupants to ment made last Thursday by death," The dispatch said that President Truman that Britain

originally all vehicles were either totally and

proposed to abandon .responsibility destroyed or seriously damaged.

for

United Nations, as the dato by which all British forces would bo withdrawn from Palestine.

Official opinion in London remains confined

that

the dates for ending the mandato and for the' withdrawal of Bri- tish forces will not be changed at the Inst minute,--Reuter.

UNO 'Showdown Soon' NOT M-DAY FOR

On Atomic Energy

Lako Success, Mar. 28.

Exports hero are predicting that the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, after two years of drifting from one stalemate to another, may soon tell the Soviet Union that unless she is prepared to cooperate with the majority the Commission will ond its work.

Teddington Watchman Murdered

DANES

Manila. Mar. 28. first man-made rain in the Far Filipinos who are seeing the

East aren't too sure If they want even their own and U.S. 10 fool with weathermen clouds, let alone amateurs.

After the first successful ex- periment here recently, indignant owners of mango trees filled the newspaper lotter columns with complaints that the artificial downpour hod ruined their mango crop by washing away the flowers on the trees.

Copenhagen, Mar 27 The initial experiment~~ had The Danish Defence Minister,

M. Rasmas Hansen, tonight dis-been cancelled when nature beat crecited a spate of unfounded the weathermen to it with her rumours" witch followed the own rain. News that further ex- cancellation of Easter leave for periments were planned to keep some of the Danish forces.

Manila's water supply going dur- He explained that leave for ing the present dry season pro- certain ranks had been staggered' voked operators of thousands of during the holiday to ensure solar salt evaporating beds along that service depots would be Manila Bay to declare that they adequately guarded,

would hold the weathermen per- Last Wednesday, it was I sonally responsibla it any ruin ported that Danish officers enfell their way. Authoritative quarters expect Easter leave had been asked not

"Try it and see what we mean," a "show-down" soon because the to leave the area in which they

salt feeling has grown among

were stationed and that Easter one

maker wrote in the the

been cancelled for "Manila Times." - Associated United States, British, Canadian, leave had French and Chinese delegations officer cadets elsewhere.-Itcutor, Press. that there is point in con- tinuing desultory discussions which have not substantially al- tered Russia's minority views.

con-

The main point at issue is, London, Mar. 27.

broadly, that an overwhelming Thieves murdered the night majority of the United Nations watchman, 74-year-old Wil-belleve that stomie energy can- liam George Silver, at the not be successfully controlled un- Savoy cinema, Teddington, less all atomic activities are put last night. Silver's home was under the management or in North Lane, Teddington. trol of an international atomic He was found at 7.30 yesterday board. The Russian reply is that such a board should have only morning by cleaners, lying in the back Circle In stockinged feet, limited supervisory duties and

that mining and products unconscious, bound and gagged,

atomic materials should remain He died in hospital last night,

The police believe that the completely in the hands of each 'nozzle was cut away, from the state.

cinema's fire system by the

Russia also malatains that be- international atomic tore any

can 'come inte

Prague Reds Try To Justify Action

London, Mar. 27.

Prague newspapers report that large quantities of arms were concentrated in several trains along the Czechoslovak-Bavarian frontiers just bo- fore, the February ́avants, in. Cxpchoslovakia, Moscow Radio said on Saturday. But when avents took a bad turn for the conspirators, the trains wore sunt off in the direction of Paris, the report added.

thieves. Unsuccesful attempts control plan had been made to open the safe operation all nations must des- The police are searching for the missing boots of the dead watch-troy their existing atomic bombs The

and promise not to make any

mart.

Silver, a former taxi propile. more. tor, leaves a 72-year-old widow. Last night about 1,000 people visited the cinema unaware that the watchman had been murder- od.-Reuter,

FISHING SMACK.

Ail

Nothing

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arms were intended, for the anti-Government plotters in Czechoslovakia, said the broadcast quoted in London by the Soviet monitor.

In Berlin, American military many "and, were halted -only authorities on when train 'cars are found in- An exhaustive research by ex-government

sealed. -Associated perts from many countries has Saturday denied the reporta securely. convinced the majority that the They said the only arms traffic Press. Russian plan would not guarantee on this border involved arma- that one nation might not build monts exported by the Czechs up secret stockplies of bombs. for sale abroad--including the They want complets United Na-Middle Easts

Public safety officials sala TRY tions control or nothing.

Experts here predict that there had been a number of such train shipments consigned The Norwegian, fishing mack the Soviet Union persists in is to ports in France for trans- "Rex" was tonight reported to have put into Bubao in story attude the Atomic Energy Com-shipment to other countries in weather while on her way to mission will report at the next Africa, the Middle East and

General Assembly in Paris that South America.N Corunna, MEAN

She sailed from Oslo and ber a complete deadlock exists and

IN TROUBLE

Madrid,.Mar. 27.

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ultimate; destination was said to that there is no point in contious Palestiner

Asked whether any of these bo Argenting. The seven men en ing the Commission in its prearms were going to Palestine, board, described as two: Norwegian sent form.

American official said: neechanics were reported to be They then expect the Generalwe should not want to in- "planning to sell the amack to Assembly to vote to set up sinuato that, but it might be, a raise money for their passage new Commission with the task of reasonable sucking to Argentingandr prepseing an International con- They said the shipments were. Reater adds: Reports from trol board to include all those handied by Crechts emportem Owlb" "Hid, valá Norwegian nationa" which are devoted to the withen government Licenon. Quisling had reached Bilbao ina's, majority, principles and aro" pra- 'They-woro u permised, a transit,

· Elahing; smock---Reuter,

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