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Live Shell · In Exchange

Shanghal, May 21.

A live mortar shell was found in the visitor's gallery, In the Stock and Becurity Exchange this morning and an unconfirmed report said it was accompanied by a nota demanding tliat the Ex-

·change auspend business in 24 hours.

The shell was found when -the Exchange opened... Da. tectives have been assigned to try to run down where

the shell came from.

As a result of today's die. covery a close check on all persona entering and leaving

be made will

IA future.-

United Press.

Sino-Macao Smuggling Agreement

Shanghai, May 21. Macno authorities will un- dertake 1 Iss licence or permit for shipment

export

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1948.

JEWS' BACKS TO WALL

Arabs Hold Most Of Jerusalem

Israel Planes Attack Gaza

Cairo, May 21.

The violent battle for the Old Walled City of Jeru- salem appeared ended today,, with the Arabs claiming 80 percent of the sacred area. Jews in Tel-Aviv expressed increasing fears.

Rabbis ordered prayers for Jerusalem.

The British-trained Arab Legion of Transjordan hurled armoured strength and art!)- lery against the last Jewish strongholds in the Holy City,

Bugunoh and Irgun Zval Leumi troops were driven boek lo a thin line of defense ong the west side of the Jewish quarter.

They are making a last stand In the Delt Vancok of Hurya synagogue, after the Arabs cap. Tured the Tiferet isract syna. gogue, Jerusalem's tallest struc. ture, to "e east.

Gold Thieves' Success

Bangkok, May 21, Official surves sold bandits in Slan's "great gold robbery" had apparently stressfully smuggled US$2,000,000 of the US$3,000,000

to China of goods contained The Arabs were reported un-toot to safety abroad.

to Brinly in the Chinese Maritime Cus-ciolly in Jerusalem toms list of contraband and control the Zion Gate, which 100 Jews had taken on Wednesday nigt.

articles prohibítód or restrict- ed under the foreign trade-re- gulations of the Chinese Gov- ernment in an anti-smuggling between signed agreement Macao and Chlou yesterday. according to the agreement text released here today.

Marno authorities niso ngren to prohibit the movement of all craft during the hours of darkness

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Chengteh Siege Begins

Shanghai, May 21.

With Government positions continuing to deteriorate, Gen- eral Fan Han-chieh, Deputy Commander-in-Chief in Mon-

churla, is rushing his best mechanized forces from the Manchurian corridor tu re- inforce hard-pressed National- ist troops in southern Jehol, according to Government des- patches today.''

Lwanpoing, 10 miles west of Jelivi's

capital of provincial

to have Chengtch, is reported follen after two days of fighting, while a despatch from the lude- peudent Ta Kung Puo from Chengteh said that Communist columns had reached a point only seven miles from the city and are new digging in for the siege.

With the Communists virtually at the gates of the city, Chengteh authorities have Issued a general mobilisation order under which al able-bodied men and women may be recruited for defence duties.

In Hopel province, the Com- munists, after disrupting the Pel- ping-Kalgan, and Peiping-Cheng- teh railways, are now attacking the Peiping-Mukden railway be- tween Tangshan, 65 miles north- un-enst of Tientsin, and Shanhaj-

An international gold shipment of US$3,000,000 en route to Bang- Rok airport for shipment to Ma- en was hijacked by armed men May 12, Que million later was recovered,

Premier Plbul Sunggram told

be the Associated Press that he never the remainder of the gold had been melted down and likely to the recovered.

PICTURE OF THE DAYİ

Beating The Bounds

The Cutside the Old Walled City, from the Arals Legion thrust north limits de vn the Hamulish rond to the Danseus Gate. They were trying also to clear the Jews from Allenby Square, op- posite the gate. Haganah still held

the railroad station.

from. 1) Macne to Chinn, except Serious. Blow- by special arrangement between

the

Macao authorities and the Commissioner of Customs, and, 25 China to Marno, except bi cast of vessels in distress,

The Portuguese authorities are

Jewish snortar fire turned on

kuan, and have already cut the The newspaper Liberty said aline at several points. according Stamuse Army Lieutenaut-Colonel to Chinese reports. escaped arrass the Cambodian border with 1,400 kilograms of gold. The paper sald 1! now was

hidden in a sufely

Cambodian town,

the Damascus and Herods gates. gold on

In North Hupeh. Communist columns--which- -captured-the- eitles of Laohokow and Kwang- hun, are claimed in semi-offcial reports to be facing "total unui- hilation" as two powerful Nation- allt columns are converging the area from the north and

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It said the Colonel loaded the truck Immediately after The Arabs held nearly every-the robbery and drove a break to require that masters of alibing north and east of the walls neck speed across the border be-south.

fure the police there was notifler, raft clearing for Chino submit except Mount Scopus.

The Air Transport Command The loss of Jerusalem would be their export mouffest tu them.

Premier Plul said he expected in Nanking, mednwhile, announ- these mea serious blow to the Jews. De-all the criminals involved would red the purchase of 12 American It is greed that

fence forces were stituted hy he captured, although the gold transport planes to expedite the mures will coine into effect days after the date of enactment The Arabs to number 6,000, a con- might not be recovered, The air-lifting of food supplies to inc

Muro by the

Buthorities.

siderable chunk of the army of chief or

inspector of Bangkok's lated Mukden. estimated at about 50,000. northern district was arrested

Ave

ancient custom of Beating. The Bounde dates from

times Anglo-Saxon when maps were rare and it was customary önce a year to perambulate the boundaries of a parish, on Ascension Day or during

Wook. Alogetion Plature

above shows the, beating of the bounds of the Tower of Liberty at the Tower of London.

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SOUTH KOREAN US DEPENDANTS TO GO HOME

Seoul, May 21,

The United States Army has started the evacua-||

tion of dependants, wives and children of American personnel as preparation for a pos sible withdrawal of the occupation forces in › Korea, it was officially announced today. The announcement said the dependents were being evacuated as "rapidly as possible" and o spokesman said all would leave by about August 1,

The operation will stream- politics and the manner in which line the American forces for the South Korean government withdrawal after the establish-carrles out its responsibilities. ment, of the Korean Govern-

The Communist have been de- ment elected in the May 10

manding for some time the with- balloting in Southern Korea.

drawal of the United States It was said that officers and troops. Only this week in an ex- non-combatants who are eligible change of open letters with Henry -rotation in the next three wallace, Premier Stalin said the months will be speeded home, withdrawal of the occupation probably within two weeks.

forces from Koren would speed Civilia women employees of world peace. the Army Department also will

-for-

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British Claim Rejected

London, May 20.

Russia has rejaotad Bri tain'e claim for compensation for the law of Beltish BİYOR when, a British" alṛilnor and a Auslan fighter collided and. crashed near Berlin on April 1

En

note Just racalvad, Rusa put forward a counter clalm for compensation, Foreign Ofon spokesman wald today-Reuter,

Morrison Defends Lords

Scarborough, May 21. Herbert Morrison, the Labour Government's Deputy Prime Minister, defended Britain's

be sent home unless their jobs At preren! Die American forces House of Lorda today, but sug-

considered

escential. Arany wives

are squabbling with the

Com-gested there should be and children now munist-dominated North Korean changes made.

are

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in Southern Korea total 2,310, government over electricity. Sixteen years after the Labour

me 183 less than a month ago. Power from North Korea was

some

It was pointed out that the United shut off after the Communists Party voted for abolition of the Nations recommended troops charged the United States with withdrawals within 90 days after fallure to pay for electricity used. the new government starts func-

tloning.

It

The United States

it was not able to

was raid that moving women with claims

Feeis Chamber he told the Party's annual conference here the present Labour Government has decided such countered

o step would be unwise.

Without a vote after hearing Morrison, fast

the, conference dwelt on a resolution expressing alarm over reports the Labour Govern- planx to support a Con- servative plan for remodelling the House of Lords on a per- manent basis.

at the same time as the army produce the goods the Commun- would cause considerable drag on its demanded in payment ship-movements as most of them enough.-United Press. have furniture,

plane

army

It was disclosed that for evacuation of the itself have bean submitted to

of the

Washington which has not yet decided on the future occupation forcar.

Red Demands

It was indicate that the Wash- l'ingron "decision may be determia- ed by the trend of International

FEAR AND TREMBLING OVER ATOM JUSTIFIED

Edinburgh, May 21,

legislation necessary to give them Besides, 30,000 Jewish civilians yesterday. He was the 23rd per- tion to its present fleet of trans- Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer,

effect.

Pibut blamed the gold shippers

getting n palice body guard_for_the_shinment—Assa-

The agreement was signed by are in the city, which stands as son held Mr L. K. Little, Inspector Gen- great road block on the main eral of the Chinesé -Morlilme | Arüb cast. west and northsouth for not Custons and Governor De Oll-supply lines. veira ut Macao, and was conclund- Jewish planes

thealed Press. attacked

urat,

ed after months of negotiations. Arabs in the Gaza coastal area

Reuter,

(south of Tel-Aviv and at Shufat,

of Jerusalem. Inurth - DEMOCRAT CHOICE planes raided Tel-Aviv four times

Egyptian

yesterday and the Jews in Seltfre

British

Philadelphia, May 20. ly anid four The Democrats have chosen fighters flew over the capital two Southerners to keynote and during one of the attacks. The

DEMAND FOR ARMS

preside over their national con-Jews bombed Samakh, south of The State Department said vention here in July,

the Sea of Galilee. Associated The Scante minority leader, Press. Senntur Alben Barkley of Ken- tucky, was selected to deliver the keynote address.

London, May 20. Exchange Telegraph reported

Washington, Fay, 21.

"practically every country" is trying to buy arms from the United States,

Press Officer Lincoln White

Norway and Den. reports that

The House minority leader. Reptonight from Athens that Henry made the remark: in confirming

been

been

Both

nations

90

It reported that with this addi- porta, a regular schedule of Bights daily can be maintained to Mukden from North China cen- tres.

Since the severance of rall communications by the Commun- ists some months ago, Mukden has been converted into the largest air transport terminal in China, with an average of 30 planes landing at its airfield dally. Reuter,

Seized Opium Dumped

said today that the world regards with "fear and trembling lost in the hands of the un- scrupulous atomic and other scientific achlevo- monts be used for the destruction of our civilisation." 、

Nor is such fear unjustified. in the present world," he told the General Assembly of the

Church of Scotland.

Japanese To Build Big Ships

Tokyo, May 21. Japanese ship-building yards

will soon begin construction of

ment

Such, said Morrison, is not the case-the Government intends to go ahead with its own measure to, cut m half the Peer's present power to delay passage of legis tion-for--two-years-Moreover, he sail, It intends to pursue ita study of long-range, revision of the House of..

of.. Lords.

The House

useful

He said, however;

of Lords

has proved

both in perfecting, legislation and

in tuking part of the law-making

15 ships ranging from 18,000 load off the Ifouse of Commons, ton merchantmeni to whaleraoclated; Press," catchers, it was reliably TC-

ported today.

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to

The Weather

pt

the

The ships will be built to the order of the United States, the Philippines. Norway, Denmark

Ersta A vidre of high proaware and

Switzerland. Technicians Parile anticyclone sxiends atross Japan have already arrived in Japan as_moderate infleystone over W. from Norway und Denmark"to" "Contini"Dizīns.

A. trough supervise the construction of the

low pressure stretches ships to required specifications, from Blam meroks Bouthern 'China fato and others are expected soon.

the Eastern Bea whilst another trousk extends southwards from the depresion The Japanese Government op- "We have, in fact, allowed proved construction of the ships economie power to usurp the and a contract will be signed as place of control in our lives so soon as the approval has been that it not only determines the given by General MacArthur's distribution of the necessaries of Headquarters,

The ships will include two

over Manchuria into the Yellow Ben. 6. to BW, winds, becoming cloudy to wards dawn with soms scattered showers developing and improving to fair ez has

Today's Forecast:-Light or modirate

during the day.

Yesterday's Weather-

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"The year 1048 has been mack-lle but also determines the power ed by a deepening moral crisis in to manufacture Implements for 18,000-ton merchantmen for Nor-Minimum: 21.5 de a the world and, I feel convinced, the wholesale destruction of mil-way, two 18,000-ton tankers for Buzahia 11.2 hours. by a fuller and wider realisation lons of the world's aliizens."the United States, two 10,000-ton Rainfall: Trace. Total since Jan. 1- of its implications.

"The very scientifle achieve- to wel- ment which we ought come for the benefit they can

The third and biggest dump-bring to mankind in easing his

to.

took

Sam Rayburn of Texas, was re- Grady, present United States Am-, mark have asked for U.S. mill- commended as the permanent bassador to India, has been notary equipment. chairman. He will be elected minated Ambassador to Greece. have formally at the opening of

of targets recent ing yet at sea of confiscated burden of labour, as, for example, the The Greek government

the fission hns Russian press criticism.

of opium, valued at more than

atom. we are forced convention on July 12.-United agreed to the nomintalon.-Unit-

and trem- Press.

regard with fear White declined to identity the half a million dollars, ed Press,

bling. other applicants. He said all place yesterday afternoon out-

"The tragedy ljes not in what want to buy arms rather than side the harbour. Mr. Lock

we have been able to achieve obtain them under some form of of the Imports & Exports De- but in our inability to assert our partment, was in charge of

over spiritual, control. material surroundings." the operation.

Ho Favoured

As New Premier

Nanking, May 21..

lendlease.

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United Press.

Alarmed At Jap Prospects

Seattle, May 21. Mr. Fraser Bailey, President of the National Federation of

White said military authorities would decide whether the U.S.

A Revenue Department launch. has sufflelent arms to export and whether it is in the interest of left the prays at 2 pm, carrying the U.S. to respond to pleas of 4,302 tale of raw and prepared each particular motion.

opium, valued at about $523,000, He said mankind progressed American shipping, has ex- The arms disclosuro came and returned three hours later slowly towards a "happier, and pressed alarm at the possibility pence exchanges between the So Some, 10 pressmen witnessed the fuller life" which can be found of Japan regaining her prewar aurely only upon our spiritual position in the shipping world. vlet and America appeared to be dumping.

Yesterday's

He said that American ship hardening into the same kind of

disposal brought freedom. General Ho Ying-chin, former Chief of Staff of

the total post-war deadlock that has blocked pro- opium to 8,807 tacts, valued at kind advanced far more rapidly find that a group of businessmen At the same time he said man-owners were greatly disturbed to dumping of the Chinese Army, was this morning popular- gress on all other Issues between $1,067,040. The first dump along the path of material pro- who conducted a survey at thá the two polos-Associated Pressing to'ailed 3,069 taels and the STEER ly favoured by Logislative Yuan members as

request of the War Department,, China's now Premier against General Chang

second, 1,106 tuels.

"Not only have we thus be-recommended the immediate ex- LANTAO SWEEP

come more materially minded but pansion of the Japanese mer- Chun, out-going President of the Executivo

Rio de Janeiro, May 20, we have developed new forces chant fleet. Yuan.

Tho prize money of $679,519 It was officially stated today which made it possible for n Mr. Bailey said that the Feder- on sweep ticitet

No. 1189387 that Senor Lula Correa e Castro, comparatively few individuals to ation has asked the War _In_an_advance_poll_of_a_re_five_votes, General Huang_Shao-which-draw-the-first-prize-in-the the Brazilian-Finance Minister control and dominate whole ne- ment whether there had been Depart- presentative group of 400 hslung, former Governor of Che- Lantao Handicap on May 15, was who recently resigned, is to con- tions or for one nation, by ita legislators and

Minister

the American of Social unconfirmedly reported Kuomintang kiang, fivo,

to have tinue in office after at the run Affairs, Ku Chong-kang, four, Dr. been paid to a Chinese who gave by, the President of Brazil, Gen- which it strikes into its neigh-panese merchant marine should

an appeal matertil strength and the fear any change in officials held

regarding the part the Party Headquarters, 259 votes Socialist Party, and Foreign Min-yesterday afternoon,

Carson Chang, of the Democratic his name as Fong Chak-lam late eral Enrico Gaspar Dutra,Hou- bours, to conquer and enslave

play in

in future ·world 'affaica. for General Ho, against 04 for later: Dr. Wang Shih-chleh, three-

for. Chang Chun..

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- Determined not to accept the

post, Chang Chun left the capital |

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votes .each.

Now Faces Needed

the vote wUB

others...

It had alap requested an opper- tunity to express the Industry's

contemplated.

MOSCOW BROADCASTS TO JAPAN a policy change WPP

Tokyo, May 21.

With the slip of a switch today Japanese with ordinary priced radio can get the Moscow view on what's doing in Nippon and around the world. -And-more-Japanese-are-flipping those switches

According to The Japanese press on Wednesday, the Draper mission which recently investig atod

the ways of, making Jop- anese economy self-suicient find recommanded...thafilJapan: should. be encouraged - to: Incroase. her

Router.

this morning and flew back", to The gathering of the legislators his native Szechuan.

and Kuomintang officials this Others who received votes to. morning was held under the day were

General Wu Techen, chairmanship of Dr. Sun Fo to Secretary General of the Kuo. Found out the opinion, of the mintang, 85 votes, Dr. Sun Fologistators for the bonent of Pre- “Proxident of the Legislative Yuan, aldent-Chiang Kai-shek before

the latter formally appoints a Five times daily Russia For Japanese who prefer their Japanese workers to the status of merchant shipping both by new *****premier.

bearms Jopanese language news and comments in English industrial slaves of American bullding and by chartering, This appointment is subject to broadcast to Nippon, sending the Russians provide a half-hour capitalists." jopproval by the Legistative Kremlin's Interpretation of the summary of the day's happenings Americans are trying to the

Yuan.

Japan to the United States with Views were exchanged at the from Moscow or by relay penings and situations In Japan

the day's happenings, either direct that language,

DOCTORS The Russian outlook on 'hap, “dollura, chains," Moscow, be- conference before Prosperity taken and many legislators through Khabarovsk or Kom- varies considerably

"MOBILISED" voiced the opinion that with the somolsk.

American view and sometimes.

are nettled.

'Cairo, May 20, formation of new Government, Broadcasts come vis powerful with

facie But their, broadcats BAZ

- The Husslaps insist Japan 'is in Doctors and chemists of all new faces and new policles were transmitters on short and medium contain a surprising amount of desperate straits;; with militarizia nationalities practising: in, Ingypt required.The-also-expressed waves. They could be picked up information-which-indicates theis and deconcilopprier-helped by were called upon Licke dissatisfaction with Pro- easily on the former but with communications with"

Japan

Bigto-raport mier Chang Chun's record during some difficulty on the latter. Fetch past years ago

return to Power S

within three days to the Ministry Kremlin's strident views Bare Every MacArthur move draws What Japon needs, Bioscow of Health for possible service It is expected that Provident voiced by both men and women hussion reaction: SCAPE "view counsels, is a "people's democratie with the Egyptian Army, Matt Chiang will nominals a Premier who speak excellent colloquial that America; she did, help: Japan government for the type ade

Another proclamation called before the end of the day, and Japanese and understandable to la 1, dubbed MacArthur Plan: vocated by NBB's Communist upon engineers, and erectamen to send his choice to the Tusu for anyone with a working know, nimen - at “making:* Japan tan londe, Banzo Noruke Amocialed report to the Publg sinatry, for “Arab Bucoses: Inevitable.", approval-BeulerAAP,

Hodge of this langungo, wa Ai American colony- and Freducing-Preza.

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merchantmen for the Philippines. une 18,000-ton merchantman, one 9,000 tonner and two 5,300 ton- ers for Denmark, and five other ships for other countries, Includ- Ing Switzerland.

spokesman at General Mac-Rel. Humidity Arthur's Headquarters confirmed Wind Direction that many applications to have wind Force ships built in Japanese ship-yards Tides 1- had been received from foreign gh

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