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REINFORCEMENT FROM MALTA "Operational Priority" In Middle East

Big Three British Commandos New Atomic

Meeting Called

Norman

Boston, May 2.. Makın-Australian

Ambassador to the United States

and delegate to the United Na-

tions, today cailed for a meeting

For Palestine

Jerusalem, May 2.

The British Army said today it is rushing troops and equipment to Palosting from Cyprus and Malta to cope with a "seriously detoriòrated”* security situation.

of the lenders of the Big Three The British announcement came one day after nations to discurs International

differences.

Makor, former President of the Security Counell, proposed the meeting *t the Methods!

Quadrennial General-Conference

at which he is a guest delegate.

Makin,

ky "minister

that

ed

Jewish and Arab sources said armies of Arab nations of the Middle East had invaded the Holy Land with troops and armoured forces in both north and south.

re-

25,000

The British are due to give up their mandate over Palestine on Alay 15 and withdraw all their

August

process troops or getting out, they have put bis parts of the firmy on trucks, in temporary camps and in staging ureus,

Finds Mooted

Washington, May 2. President Truman says great discoveries in peace- time uses of atomic energy are "on the brink".

China Population

Nanking, May-2. The population of China was put at 463 million by the Population_Bureza_af_the Mility of the interior hera today.

The Bureau divided the figura

Into: 242 'mlition' 'and 221 million

malen females.

The Bureau, In its officia!" announcement, said the figure was tabulated as a result of cemus conducted on nationwide scale.

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A spokesman of the Bureau added that the figure will be brought up to date in 1961. when a new census will be held-ReutorvAAP,

Wallace

The President did not go into

atomic applications. of

dis- coveries at a meeting of dele- gates to the National Health Assembly last night. Many scientists are working on ex- periments aimed at applying in the discoveries medical work Imade in the manufacture of the

atomic bomb.

detail as he discussed medical Candidate

Arrested

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UNITED KINGDOM PRICE FREEZE IMPOSED

London, May 2.

The widest and most drastic price freezę order ever to be imposed in Britain becomós effective from midnight tonight.

It fixes prices at the December-January level for nearly every manufactured item from table cloths to typewriters. It also restricts profit margins of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers.

are

Only goods to be wholly 100 jexempt

jewelry, books, newspapers, tobacco, auto- mobiles, liquor and a few Im- ported items. Food prices are already controlled,

and

The new order carries penalties up to two years in prison

£500 fine.

Harold Wilson,

Kansas

Tornado

Japanese Officials Censured

Tokyo, May 2. High-ranking Japanese offi.

ciala-in-Kobe-City-and-Hyogo

prefecture

were censured for the recent Korean riots in Kobe districts by a Cabinet ment issued yesterday.

Chief Cabinet

statem

Secretary Gizo Tomabech! said the authorities in Kobe district "failed to do, their best" in preventing the Korean. rlotings.

Oklahoma City, May 2. Birmingham, Alabama,

Although the Government re- President of A tornado struck Kansas and May 2. the Board of Trade, announced Oklahoma killing "aeveral and cisions have been made by off-

that cognizes

reversals of do- US. Senator Glenn Taylor, that the price. freaze was an- Vice-Presidential candidate on other step in the government's Henry Wallace's third party

programme to halt the rising cost of ilving. ticket, was arrested last night- in when he attempted to enter a

The order WDB meeting of the Southern Negro scheduled to be effective Youth Congress.

March 15 but was twice

Trunan said only that he had been told great things pre the making

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He added that Henry.

Ford

research who arrested

of the The invasion forces were re-petent sources at about Australian Methodist Church, 758

up of Syrian, with only skeleton armour and assembled Methodist world ported made

injuring 20 to 50. The state clais under "extenuating circum- Lebanese and Egyptian gun forces. delegates: "There is a great need

police reported that the Okla-stances", considering the import- homa storm hit about 14 miles ance of their official capacity and foremost the three

leaders Hulary, of the nations responsible for

north-west of Vinita and swept prestige, there is sufficient room Today's British statement re- making peace should find Opferred to "unwarranted aggres

originally eastward to the resort com-for criticism", the statement add-

ed. portunity for mutual meeting

from munity of Bernice which was alon on the part of Irgun Zvai

"It referred to the Governor of where they may discuss differ Leumi. in Jaffa" and said the

post-flattened. ences felt to be bringing distrust Palestine thentre has "not assum-

of minu-

Hyogo prefecture, who rescinded once told him that benefita Chief of Police Floyd Eddine, poned at the request

facturers and shopkeepers. They Bernice has only 150 inhabl orders closing Korean schools and fear upon the world.”

from.. World War I operational priority over some

Taylor, Democrat Such a conference would in- other commitinents in the Middle

the from the State of Idaho, said he wanted more time for discussion tants but was swollen with while held incommunicado, End

and clarification of the act. volve the United States, Britain

weekend Ashermen and tourists. the Chief Procurater, who pro- By neked the Senator to use a white and Russla,

Eax1,"

As a result of the discussions At least two fatalities were re-mised to release detained Koreans entrance to the auditorium but

during the recont disturbances,—— hospitals Wilson agreed to fix the maxi- ported there and two that Taylor attempted to go

above the slightly

Associated Press. through a Negro entrance.

were filled with injured. level for

Gravesend, May 2. A Taylor

-At Eric, Kansas, the Red Cross scheduled

pheasant "dive-bombed A goods, cotton cloth and to leather

crashed through a reported that at least one person bus hero, certain paper goods.

He explained the government was killed and several injured window and laid an ozs in a Taylor was placed in a patrol address the conference.

passenger's lap, abolished its the city jail had

subsidy on when that storm or another one woman car and taken

charged with weather goods in January while cut a quarter mile swath, from pheasant died.-Associated. Pross, where

He paid bond prices of both-cotton "yam and Thayer to Kimball. The Eric breach of peace,

and was released raper had jumped considerably-police said about 15 homes were of US$100

United Press. Associated Press.

He sat there would be cause

Irgun underground troops not for fear when nations "fail to launched an all-out assault from come to the United Nations to Fel-Aviv several days ago on the voice their differencen." He said: neighbouring Arab port city of "De not be discouraged when men Jaffe. speak and argued in the United Nations because that is why the organisation was established.

Makin called upon conterence members to support the

work of the United Nations with

prayers, influence and sympathy."United

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e: "Press.

Shinwell's Criticism

Edinburgh, May 2.

who as Minister of Fuel and Power look the blunt of criffeism for Britain's fuel shortage in the bitter winter a year ago, admill- ted today that_the_nationalisation of coal mines Hes not worked out too well."

Minister Emanuel Ghinwell,

tion

+

that

the

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In the course of the Jaffa battle. Britain's Argyll and Sutherland Highlander Regiment, with tanks and heavy morturs moved into. position and drove the Jews out

of part of the conquered territory.

socluted Press.

The British Army announce- ment said Infantry, tanks, guns and marine commandos are being hurried to the Holy Land from TYPHOONS

Cyprus and Malta.

The statement, which made no mention of Arab invasion reports, IN ACTION drew this comment from a spokesman for the Jewish Agency:

might more than offset enormous damage caused the 'conflict. Truman said: "To some extent I think that probeer is conths true, because we are going to find a way to

It now is enforcing a truce-Asmake this breaking of the atom work for the welfare of mankind rather than for his destruction. We have got to do that unless we all want to get destroyed, and I know

we do not. I am very sure of that.

"I have been told and I am not telling you anything that is hehind the scenes-that there are London, May 2. great discoveries just on the brink "The situation has only

The Exchange Telegraph re- that will make

1 the world teriorated in that the Jews have ported from Jerusalem today greater place in which to live. been scoring military successes. As that RAF Typhoons Aring rockets Let us get ourselves long as the Arabs appeared to went into action against the meet, that situation." Associated have the upper hand there was Syrian invaders Tule Interference in their ag- Palestine. pression, whether from within or

.

de-

by invasion by Arab states out. side."

northern Press

The dispatch said Syrian tanks and armoured vehicles Vils morning continued to attack on

ready to

Soviet Agrees

Moscow, May 2.

An Army-source sold the u wide front against Jewish The Soviet Union has agreed King's Liverpool Regimant from' settlements of Dan Daphne und to a proposal from Pakistan that Cyprus and the 42nd Brigade, Ramat Nufalli.

the two nations enter into fram

of marine commandoss

- Válotta, --Maltà,-are-among-the- The dispatch added that the diplomatic relations with the

units headed for the Holy Land. RAF was breaking

reinforcements of

up

in

rc-

was

to

he was

Decem January

Shanghai Customs Huge Opium Haul

Shanghai, May 2.

Customs officials confiscated 153 pounds of opium, valued at US$60,000, from the Standard Vacuum Oil Company tanker Charles F. Meyor when she_put_into port on Saturday after a dramatic journey from the Persian Gulf. Captain W. B. Simpson, the British skipper, handed over the contraband to the Customs officials when the ship was boarded just off Woosung.

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to the two:

demolished.

The tornado was part of a general wind storm with heavy raine and hail which caused ox- tensive property damage and disrupted electrical services and communications throughout south- western Kansas and western Missouri.

duroana.

there

Another tornado was reported 1.3 Coldweli, Kanina. Winds in

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European Financial Pool

Tho

London, May 1, British Government finan-..

Farmers four miles....southwest

Halstead, Kansas, said the cial-experts-reported that the tornado struck fields in that area Western European Five Coun- tvice. A slight twister was re- ported near Chanute, Kansas, but try Alliance will soon estab- nolish a big financial pool—in observers said

effect an international check- ing account to increase trade.

1. excess of 100 m.p.h. were re-among its members. ported by Lebo, Kansas, and at An agreement on the plan, in Emporia wind, rain and hail many ways comparable

Monetary Fund, caused extensive property dam- International

was reached at Brussels during "ge-United Press.

the conference two days ago of the Finance Ministers of Britain, France, Belgium, the Nether lands and Luxemburg.

FIRE SWEEPS. MERCHANT SHIP

เ

to the

exchange of Ambassadors, Tass largo

dispatch published in a reported formations of Syrians massing He told a Cooperative Congress: 'The infantry was believed flying at Mishmar nyarden.

vd today. "there

Sovlet news agency sald has been fur too little to Lydla southeast of Jaffa, the detailed preparation in the commando brigade travelling "by The Exchange Telegraph also Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei formulation of schemes of

no- tark-landing ship to

Halla to reported that Jewish forces car- Gromykce so informed Pakistan Udnalisation and in consequence the north.

ried out the demolition of bridges Foreign Minister Sir Mohammed we found ourselves with legisla- Text of the Army statement: and culverta on roads south of Zafrullah Khan in a note deliver-

The plan will be presented to Jerusalem and in southera Pales-ed to be that had

completed Owing to unwarranted

men yesterday. Both aggres-

He told the officials that the notification from Captain Simpson

the, other eleven Marshall plan without the necessary blueprints on on the part of Irgun

countries Zval tine to hamper the reported in- present their

at the

countries in the hope ultimately upon which we could have pro-Leumi in Jaffa, the situation invasion by regular Arab armies. United Nations. Sir Mohammed opium was found-in-the-cabin following the opium's discovery. who shared the unanimous opinion of

New York, May 2.

of removing barriers to trade Ceded much more expeditiously Palestine has seriously deterioral- Simultaneously, the Arabs were first proposed diplomatic relations of two Chinese scamer

members that the con- in the right direction......

Fire today swept the number and establishing a common Eur- This theatre has now as shelling the Jerusalem-Jafta road on April 13, Tass said. Associal-were found dead in the water-crew We found ourselves up against zumed operational priority over to prevent Jewish convoys fromed Press.

tank of the ship on Sunday,traband belonged

four hold of the City of Roches-opean currency. dend Chinese, who were ap-

Detalls, now being worked out extraordinary difficulties and now some other commitments in the Tel-Aviv reaching thẻ capital.......

April 25. administration ta being Middle East. As a consequence United Press.

Múnich, May 2. The Chinese officials, who re- /parently attempting to smuggle ter, merchant ship in the Aus-by financial experts, are export-

tralia trade. it/in here.

ed to

be completed within ten Fire officials run by a public board still more considerable

said the Are days. Then the plan will be The former leading German quested the return of the bodies, difficulties are being exposed,"

started in cotton cargo offered to the other partnersita tennis, star, Baron Gottfried Von were told the deceased

Shipwide Search apparently Cram,

Joined

the aid buried at sea in accordance with

aboard the 7,200-ton ship.

The European Economic Recovery. organisation of

confined to dames the German the "laws of navigation".

Under the plan, each of

the tem-number four hold and controlled five countries would contribute Luther Church. He will try to Standard Oll officials. who And new sources of relief to ease alerted the Customs authorities / porarily chartered to the Stan in an hour. Neither the, damage to the "pool" on

amount of its of the flam nor the cause

fixed by its on the presence of the dard Oil Company.

Captain Simpson

told the determined immediately. Jerunnlom, May 2. his next sports tour to South contraband on board the tanker

purchases from the authorities he believed the two The

operated Jewish sources

ship - is Halfa "re- Amerlen Bud India.--Reuter, in

after the receipt of a telegraphic

by other alliance countries over Beamon died in the course of Norton, Lilly And Company-specified period of time--Also- ported today that well-armed

search for a suitable hiding.

Associated. Press. troops from Syria and Lebanon

Iciated Press, attacked Ave

place for the 'oplum; which ha north Palestina settlements and a battle for four

further belleved to have been brought on board at Bombay. of the villages was still in pro-

According to hia atory, the gress.

two dend sailors the only Chinese members of the crew- wern discovered missing at breakfast time on Sunday, April

Infantry, lanks, guns and marine NORTHERN

He said they get the coopera-comunandoes had to be dis- tion between management and patched to Palestine in the cause workers but "unfortunately it has of general security," ribe worked out too well."-Unit- British Army strength in ed. Press.

Palestine is estimated by

com-

May Face

Tokyo Rose May

Treason Charges

Nashville, Tennessee, May 2.

The Nashville Tennessaan says in a copyrighted story Attorney General Tom Clark is contom- plating the re-arrest of "Tokyo Rose" to face charges of treason,

MIA

Actually, Qulan told portor. "the Investigation been actively pursued air. end of the war and han bean closed.

ATTACK

They sold the Arab forces] equipped with tanks and ärill- lery attacked Dan Daphne, Szold,

has

the suffering in Germany during here

..

were

Manufacturers' Concern Over SCAP Policy

Ramat Nafalll and Lehavoth Ha-Hong Kong Chinese manufacturers are gravaly

basher.

concerned over the policy pursued by S.C.A.P. in Japan by flooding Hong Kong and the South Seas markets with Japanese manufac- tured goods.

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British-ofcered

The linker, and Indian-manned, is

were

were

the

was own

currency

estimated

Ceylonese Troops In Fourth Riot

The Weather

Their persistent non-appearance

A column of six armoured cara

ericduraged, a shipwide search,

bodies whereupon their which attacked Rama Nafalli

Penang, May 2.. discovered the closed water- reportedly was driven buck by

tank.

Throo' Coylonose and one Malayan were injured "Just where the proceedings In Washington, Assistant At the Jewish defenders with heavy!

Later, the oplum was discovered whon Ceylonese-and-Malayan troops were

of General Quinn sald de- losses to the Arabs, Communica-

the Chinese will be instituted' would not be torney

The manufacturers are par-manufactured products they have in the cabin

involved in a riot last night—the fourth within #determined until she is return-velopments were "possible" in ions with the area were broken

Rose but the latest reports said the ticularly concerned over the In stock will in no time flood the sailors.

Captain Simpson told the in- ed to the US" the paper adds, the-long-pending Tokyo

a month in which Ceylonese troopi hava been. Mattack on arrest

the four settle recent large volume of exports markets in Asia and Africa.

terrogating officials ho presumed "Jurisdiction would be within case. He indicated

*,|ments was continuing,

from Japan to the South Seas This will undoubtedly drive the two men, having selected the

concerned. the Federal Court district in might be made.

About 40 soldiers, on each and stoned their non-commissioni. British Intelligence officials in markets where manufacturers both China, and Great Britain to watertank as

■ro-

a suitable hiding which the plane returning hor

TASKalfa did not

comment on the in Hong Kong are still trying inditstrial destruction. We manu- place for the opium, were

ero side clashed at Sungei Patani, ed officers. first. lands on American soil."

the Jewish

--Inquiries-are-now-being-held- the One British hard, to regain the markets at facturers in Hong Kong are still prepa reports.

when in Central "Kedah,” ̈ ̈àfter ́a' dis ground The Tennessean account.identi-

preparing suid unofficially never source

there the same level as, in pre-war | fresh from the wounds of war, they were overcomed by the pute about a woman. Bottles, into these disturbances.Reuter. fles Tokyo Rose as Mrs. Iva

wero no Beltish patrols on the days.

"It behoves us to raise dur escaping poisonous gases in the sticks, stones and penknives .Ikuko

several north bordar for three days Togurl D'Aquino, an The Department said

be- They are also concerned over (American born of Japanese months ago that possibly a-half couse of the British evequation,

strongest objection to SCAP's tank, which contained dirty were used in the fight, which the large increase of Japanese policy. We respectfully request liquid.

began outsido a cinema and parentage at Los Angeles on July dozen women had participated in

At Jaffa British' forces occupied goods in Hong Kong.

He added that a fashlight was spread inside, where the au- 41910. She is living, now in a Tokyo Hose, broadcasts to Ameri-a line along Barnett Street to the

you to draw the attention of the found in the vicinity of the dead dience panicked. Cable Sant

British Government authorities Tokyo suburb, the wife of a can troops in the Pacific and that beach

A weak rider of high risers extende and the Arub army of

from Past of Japan is Korth of Jason Portuguese citizen.

the G.La had loosely applied the uberation forces assigned line. As a result, a long cable has asking them to take effective bodies-Router.

Members of the Ceylonese, and the China-wa The story was written by Harry name "Tokyo Rose" to all of 400 yards behind the. British posl. been sent to Mr. Shun Choy-wah Umely counter-measure and to

GREEK MINISTER

·Pioneer Corps-and of the Malay T. Brundidge, writer who inter-them at one time or another. The tons, The Jews remained, in ob- and other Hong Kong Delegates Instruct their representativer In

A ̈compromˆtrough ́uxiends” trona: Korba Regiment at Sungel Patani have to Him wlis - dapramiona centred – orar viewed the woman in Tokyo at Department sald then it had rea-cupation of Maashier excepting at the British Industries. Fair in the Allied Control Council in co-

“DIES“.

been confined to barracks, it is Chungking, Hunan and' the, Yellow Bia. ter the Japanese-surrender. son to believe that one of the one block on the inland dank England making them to take the operation with other Allled re-

(this last depreflion, is deepening 'souelders, understood.. wannen broadcasters from Tokyo where the British had moved in matter up with the authorities preschtatives

Athens, May 2.

abis, and moving, enek. A was Los Angeles born Iva Toguri,

Heganites

fraternising

polley be reconsidered. concerned.

M. Christos Ladas, the Greek ~ A... week Lugo, · 58 Ceylonese Today's Forecast)Moderate BE winës, but. Quina.said that her alleged with. Tommies along the new

arrested at Kuala | sloudy" with": nosttered, labs showers, suade the Industrial and commer-last night after receiving hand Lumpur after fighting with the amely sarly mornin

-Yasjerday's. Weather foàn... name of "Orphan Ann.

At a time when the war has clal interest in Britain to lodge grenade injuries earlier, in the local population. About 800 Cor Maximum 84.7. des.. Fal pastefully Justice emcials last winter ap-for a British demand, to keep the Just ended were settled

except

and po

peace treaties joint protest to SCAP. This will day, will be interred tomorrow. lonese Pioneer troops were con- Minimums 17.1 2. tab. pealed for any, witnesses able to Jalta-erwalem, road open be have yet to be concluded the prevent the revival of economic His death has profound dined to barracks after this riot, dunshines 2.9 bours

Supreme

* Commander of the aggression, and save the Hong grief among

the. itical and in-lin ̈which 150 Cavlouese. broke out † Kalafall: NIL/Total), since Jan. ; 1- "Orphan Ann" of Radio Tokyo in kilometres, eastwardared not be to develop Japanese industries by C.L. Hsu, Actins Unlen, Mr.

of camp, attacked civilians and .211.8, mm.14.11 foran signinat Page:Throwistys ALLDAT wartime to comp forward and as-

Hit assailant, a 22-year-old wrecked shops.

^" average of 382.9"um.mi1,93 | 1961, !| Germany Goveremant, alat the Department"-in: Its in= | molest. Aráb, frame, but the Ha- increasing spindles to a total of the Chinese Mirs

Mr. street sweeper_natned–– Efstratios.............Brilian troops who were called vestigation, 20. war.pointed out tanah, which claims that army ten mallion and helping the Chan Kwan Lang. Chairman of Mountzayannis, was taken to out to restore order were, palted ura at mal 19187 1007, k at that time, that the prosecution of. Arab Laboratlon reinforce Japanese to dump their goods Hong Kong Colton Weaving Mira. hospital" unconscious,

with bricks and' bottles-*** for treason required, at least two monta were moved to Jaits along abroad by allowing them to settle Association: Mr. Chan Chol Sun-Martial law was proclaimed in

On April 2 about 1,000 Coyal, Hami | witnesses, to catablish an actual this road, refused to accept: the their accounts in sterling,

Chairman of Singaporé · Chinesß| Attles, the Poloponnese,, Crete Jonese troopa rioted in their camp, new Pułas overi act of treneaza-Aaroolkind British condition and, a flareup i * "The four hundred million Textile & Sundry .---Importers, and biler. Grodk" "Inlände d'"fow at 'Slugapore, and · 10'days' iniur. „Wind" Diesetion,344, 458

mattuk probable. Unlied Prom -----

yards of cotton" cloth and other! Unionisana.

Se 2244] hours after: the infimuli.-Itauters --- 1,100-broke ranks-while on-parade-wind-Meros-

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broadcasla were usually under the front. The, ceasefire rogotiations cabine following is the text of the lowo further request you to per- Minister of Justice," who dlod | soldiers were.

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