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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1948, ¦

ABDULLAH DROPS BOMBSHELL Dissolving Of Arab Liberation Forces

Syrian Premier Accused

Amman, May 11.

King Abdullah of Transjordan "today accused the Palestine Arab Higher Committee of "bringing misery" to Palestino. Ho assorted, in a state- ment from the Royal Palace at Amman, his capital, that the Committee “no longer satisfics the entire people of Palestina.” The King also accused the Syrian Premier, Jamil Mardam Bey, and "his Arab League collabora- tors" of compelling the Palestine Arabs to co- operate with it.

"I wish to state, however, 1 that it acted in good faith in all

he it has done",

added. "I must not interfere in the affairs of Palestine."

Conscription Approved

Washington, May 11. The Benale Armed Services Committee today Approved the conscription of men from, 19 to 25 for the armed ser vices.

The legislation alap pro- vided for training 101.000 18. year-old volunteers. Southern' Senators tried to svours the Insertion of an amendment providing for racial segrega. tlan, but the Committee. ra. Jected -Reuter.

tien plan, the extreme right wing gun has always campaigned for Jewish State on both sides of the Jordan.

The Irgun sydol on ariges lieved to

thin

Irgun

against SUCCESSOR force, including the seizure of ilalfa, Tiberius and Juffa, are be-

Jewish have swung and banners is based on this plan opinion in favour of the terrorist

**In representatives 21 the and

United Nations he, saldh

"músi

a cienchet list hold-gvinced that

Big Jewish rifle over ⚫ map

the battle of

regard themselves as no longer of the present aree of the whak Palestine is also the battle for

of Palestine and Transfordon.

Fear that the Irgun, growing it.

Come

CF

Transjordan, King Abdullah hus sald he is prepared to throw in

climated 10 one Br

10,000 British-train-

ert Arab Legionnaires.

up

representing the Palestine Arabs," King Abdullah mentioned the Multi-of-Jerusalem,-Haj Amin Egth and intuence, will-over-hi Husseini, by name in his allnok

Jewish moderates is do Committee. on the Higher-

The Arab Liberation Army "had dis-minuting, Arab conference in the charged its duty during the past or pitals of the seven Arab League

past inter few

dulica months and those would now devolve on the Atah regular armies," the King added. "The Arab ilberation forces are now regarded as dissolved," said.

br

Arab leaders in Amman now toar

torreriat that the

Irgue Zval Laumi,

force upon may Jewish opinion their plan to whole of alze, not only the Palestine, but also noighbouring TrangJordan, Although moderate Jewini opinion led by the Jewisir Agency would settle for the area located? under the United Nations parti-i

King Abdullish has also called Transjordan reservists and warned the male population to prepare for conscription.

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Arab complacency has given way to a lack of confidence In the effectiveness of the volun- teer Yarmuk Liberation Army, sold to be made up of 5,000 Iraqis, Syrians and Palestinian irregulars, armed with & met. ley of Belgian French, British and German weapons.

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority But Authorities" 5

A column of 40 Iraqi lorries carrying several hundred-infan- trymen entered Transjordlan yes- terday.

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PENSIONERS IN PENANG

London, May II Mr. Leonard Gommans,

Con- Hervative, asked in the House of Arab military and political Commons today when he might leaders no longer under-estimate expect, a reply to his letter of Jewish strength, and unofficial Oct. 7, 1947, regarding a petition Пригов put Jewish combat from Government pensioners

in Penang.

troops at about 40,000, with the same number of auxiliaries out of Palestine's 850,000 Jews.

The Jews have tanksy-armoured cars and some aircraft and artil- AN ADDITIONAL .FACTOR At all tables of the tournamentlery in support, and more, heavy TACTICS In a duplicato four-where 6-Henris was reached weapons are expected from the nument for pairs, decided by West led his spade 2, the United States and Europe.

Mr. David Rees Williams, Un- der-Secretary of the Colonies, re- plied: "A petition referring to the requested increase in the cost of living allowances has been granted to the pensioners."—Reuter.

match paints based on how your bringing South's A. Deciding Unofficial estimates of the nums growing that no sudden all-out awn scores compare with others that the contract dépenderl

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lah settlements as n prelude to a major battle for Palestine is now thought more likely.-Router.

A gradual building up of on the same deals, are the same entirely on the heart finesse, albers of Arab troops likely to be invasion is likely,

committed in Palestina give the those in rubber bridge but one of the declarers then let Jews numerical superiority un-strength in Arab Palestine. for good deal of the time. But in to the heart K and brought close, questions you have antiher the 10, covering with the Jackless Egypt is prepared to throw attacks on strategie fortified. dew-

forces. factor to consider. That is the losing to the Q Each of the

of likely Arub matter of what you estimate that Wests then switched to the dia- other pairs have done with th mond 10, so that the & beat the strength in Palesling show...

Syria and The Lebanon: 4,000; same hants. If you feel you have contract.

score already und

South at the remaining table, about 12,000, Transjordan

about 10,000, Saudi Arabia, just seeking to protect it, try a reckoned his pair's score was only taken force. Binesse the game direction you fair that stage and that he think most of the others will do.must eke out several very good If you feel the need of some extra ones to be in the money. After good

win, winning the first spade trick, he then deliberately Anesse the other decided that most if not all of

The fateful day of May 15, way.

the others would play the hearts the way they did. Sn, to be dif- when Britain gives up the man- ferent, he finessed the heart 10 date, has generally been regarded onas the Arab D-Day, but opinion

stores

in ortler to

S. 4 4 3

H. K 10

D. 6 5 2

on the first round. When it won, C. K Q 10 3 2

he scored the K, led to the club, A S.QJ 7 5 A. cleared Trumps with the H. 8 5 and then ran clubs to take WEAQJ3 the tricks and score a big

while East went to bed with his | rijamond A.

S. 10 9 8 2

11. 4 4 3

N

D. 10 9 4

C. J BU

$

C. 7,5 4

S. A K

I. A J976 2

D. K 87.

C. AD

(Dealer: West. Neither vulnerable).

TOMORROW'S PROBLEM

S. 10 9 7 4

all

101

H. 9

D. K 10 2

C. KQ J 10 5

S. A.Q8 3

side

West North

Enst

South

Pass

Pass

Pass

1 H S. 6 5

Pass

2 C

Pass

4 C

Pass Poss

3 11 H. A QO 5 11

N

Pass

6 H

65 3 D. U

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That terrifically strong bidding | CĂ 7 2 by South, including a jump in own sult and á later bil above game, invited North to try the slam if he had anything at all of special value for the pur- pose, The latter properly decid- ed that his heart K was Just what the doctor ordered. Whe- ther he was right or not depend ed on what the declarer did.

WED. 0754

S. K J 2

H. K J 4

H. 10 2

3

C. 8 3

D. AQJ8 C.0.0.4

(Denler: North. vulnerable).

North-South

What factor should impel West to and the correct defense against South's 3-No Trumps?

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