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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1948.

ARABS DEFY UN ORDER Will Accept Only Jews'

Jerusalem

Mayor

London, May 24,

Harold Evans, Philadelphia

religious leader who has been

#ppointed temporary

of Jerusalem by the

Mayor

United

Nations, left early today for, Cairo.

Ho said he would not go to Jerusalem until fighting ceased thera—United Press.

Schacht Backs Marshall Aid

Ludwighburg, Germany,

May 24.

No Letup In Fighting

Bagdad, May 24.

Surrender

The Arab armies will continue fighting in Palos- tine and will accept only the unconditional surrender of the Jewish forces, it was stated here officially today.

No notice will be taken of the Security Council's

request for o cease fire.

The United States was pre-

| pressmen beselged in New Jeru-

paring to press a move to salem, I crawled with two col- brand the Arabs international leagues through gardens and over into no-man's Iand to aggressors if they defied the walls

Tench -the-bullet-scarred- -St- cease-fire order.

The Government of Israel an-George's Cathedral, which has nl-

ready been shelled. nounced last night that it wouldTwo correspondents are in the comply with the order "provided cathedral where the Anglican

the other side acts likewise at the same time."

Bishop is peraenalty operating the radio fransmitter linking up the scatteredt British community and scuding correspondents' dis- patches.

At Lake Success the United Nations will rake up the case, of the Communists rise to power in Czechoslovakia as Palestino pre- Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Reichs-sents nothing for immediate ac- bank President under Adolph| tion, it is understood. Hitler, says the Marshall Plan is In "an excellent start" toward re-can Delegate Warren Austin was only 15 yards apart outside." building European economy.-

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"No armed men are permitted inside the cathedral grounds, but the Security Council Ameri-the Jewish-Arab battalions are

bolloved to have placed the

He favours the recent moves strongest possible interpretation Air Attack

word

A

federated union

*uropean nations. All in all, the

ld Nazi financler thinks

"the western

world is moving entirely in the right direction, And for this I give the greatest credit to American polities."

Ho

new evidence."

quarter

Cairo, May 24.

severe

ex-

PICTURE OF THE DAY

Palestine Lament

Pipers of the fat. Bn. Highland Light Infantry playing lament on "The Hill of Evil Council." naar Government House, Jerusalem, as the Colours were hauled down for the last time on May 14. The British Mandate ended at midnight.

100 Oil Workers Stage Walkout

Price: 20 Conts.

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WONG APPROVED AS NEW CHINA PREMIER

Nanking, May 24. '

Wong Won-hao's nomination as Premier was op- proved by the Legislativo Yuan today by 489 votés. Only 94 voted against him." Wong, nominated by President Chiang Kai-shek. after several others had rejected the post, is presently Chairman of the National Resource Commission.

Extra Red Railway Police

Berlin, May 24.

The Russian controlled radio

ordered stations,

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The Legislative Yuan met this afternoon 50 minutes after the Generalissimo made appeal to Kuomintang mem- bers of the Yuan to approve Wong's nomination.

Bad Writing Helped Germans

London, May 24.

The bad writing of a Brl- tish Navy man contributed to

Meeting the legislators at a the misfortunes of the Medi- p.m. Chiong said that after Gen. terranean Fleet during its un- to prevent Chang Chun and Gen. Ho Ying- successful efforts chin declined the Premiership he the Germans occupying the had

to nominate Wong island of Crete in 1941, offl- cial dispatches disclosed here He described Wong as a man tonight. of high prestige both inalde and It was this error which con- Announcer today that extraoutalde China-a-man of-out-tributed to the later loss of the detachments of the German roll- standing achievements, both in two British destroyers Kelly and the scholastic and official felda Kashmir. Lord Leuls Mountbat- way police have been into all Berlin railway

He

The appealed to members ten, Governor-General of India, including the Western sectors, to to "understand and appreciate" then a captain commanding the "guarantee unhampered carrying his difficulties in his search for a 5th Dest Flotilla,, was among

Destroyer out" of the Communist sponsored Premier nominee. He urged the the survivors of the Kelly, pick-

legislators to pass the nomination ed up from the water. because "of the serious crisis Admiral Sir Andrew Cunning- threatening the nation."

ham,

Commandor- Mediterranean In-Chief at the time, reported in to the Admiralty his dispatches the entire

that at a crucial moment in the Navy's battle with the massed German air strength, he received message that the British battle- ships had been out of ammuni- tion of their multi-barrelled anti- aircraft "Pom Pom" guns.

petition for a plebiscite people's on uniting Germany.

The mové raised a threat of open clashes between the Russian and controlled railway police their American and French con- trolled colleagues. The Americank

Not "Ideal" At the meeting of Legislative Yuan later, which was presided over by Wu Te and French banned the petition then (Secretary-General of the their zones and Communists Kuomintang), speakers took the collecting signatures on Sunday line that Wong was not the "ideal

extra

Otte

were oruerea to keep moving. choice" but because "China, can-

The

Balc Communist radio

not go on without a Government Railway President Erwin Kreik

we will vote for him." meyer ordered

police or

member, Pan Chao-ying, duty.

however, culogised him as "one Russion and German Com of the ablest administrators in munists contend that since th Berlin rafl system Is under Russian control this control ex-' lends to all rollway stations in the city-United Press.

stallations of the Texas Co. (China), Ltd., Cardinal's

staged a walk-out yesterday morning protest- ing against the dismissal of three of their colleagues.

Appeal To Youth

Withdrawal Ordar

Orders were consequently given for the British Naval forces to withdraw from Crete and return to Alexandria.

In fact, Admiral Cunningham

Rour-Admiral

Cruiser false impression telegraphle error.

the Chinese Government.”*~

He said: "If ha la not clean, then no

no one in the government, Clean He is the only man reported that the message he re-

edived from the now who can be approved by the Legislative Yuan."

commanding the 7th Squadron gave Most speakers hoped Wong will

"owing to do his utmost to wipe out the The. British battleships had plen-

corruption and ineficiency of Pom Pom present

ammunition. In the Government and practise

The despatches, published by democracy.

They also hoped he the Admiralty tonight, cover the will take vigorous measures in Navy's defence of Crete against forcing down the spiralling prices Cannan airbome invasion-troops" and alleviate the people's suffer from May 18 to $7, 1041 and the Ings-United Press,

subsequent evacuation of about

of on the council's cease-fire order in order to lay the groundwork for economic sanctions and use of

Light Egyptian forces have be- force if the council's appeal did not stop the confilet.

gun an attack on Remat Rachel, u

settlement Colombia and Canada,

north. of whose Jewish wavering On Saturday upset the Bethlehem, and inflicted

plan, are now likely loss of lives on the Jewish de- Schacht made these atatements American in an Interview in his prison to move over to the side of the fenders, according to the Defence Ministry communique Issued to- United States and Russia, hospitel room where he is serving

Meanwhile, there was no letup day ap eight-year prison sentence im

by a German court for his in the Arab planes made another Egypilon Royal

the Palertine

The communique added: "The fighting. posed

Air Force at More than 100 workers at the Tsun Wan oil in- Twa support

Schacht of Nazism.

tacked fortißentions Tel-Aviv.

at Deroul talked freely and was bitter only bombing attack on.

and high When

Seaghnn discussing his conviction.

Maynes, Routers with theendiary

bombs resulting in big eniled it "a fantastic in-Special

Correspondent, says that plosive Justice. The 71-year-old finan-If Arab sappers keep up the pre-explosions and fires. Our planes cier

demolitions, left the target area with fires still confident

their sent rate of said he was acquittal when he gets a now they will have wiped out every burning. hearing in June. "I have lots of single building. of

"Other planes made a BUC®_ the Jewish

Ships--putting into Hong to the China Merchants Steam cessful of Jerusalem within a

rald

fortißca- on the

Kong for refuelling at Tsun Navigation Company's "Hai tions at Shedimo settlement scor- Schacht had two warnings week. about the Marshall Plas for "Under the vast smoke-clouds ing direct hits. Our planes attack-Wan on Sunday and yester Chiao."

vehicles day are now tied up awaiting which overhangs the old wailed ed masser

settlement of the strike or pro- city, I watched great explosions causing some damage.

Jewish buildings

"All our planes returned safe-curement of fuel from other'

Crete was the first example in .p the

sources.

history of an Island captured by thattered, ruins, as the Arab Le-ly,

The Tragi Defence Ministry

airborne forces. Before the battle. ion meni nad irregulars slowly

Representatives of the workers

Admiral Cunningham admin "It advanced house by house, into communique Issued In Baghdad.

Inconceivable appeared almost the quarter.

reported further fraqi oir activi-end the management-of--Texas

An unconfirmed telegram from materialistic literature" in the

that an airborne invasion along and Irgun men are

Valley and set at the Labour Office yester. "ilundreds of trapped Haganah y. over the Jordan

day morning to iron out their Rio de Janeiro to the effect that schools.

could succeed, against forewarned fighting to south of the Sea of Galilee.

The conimunique said "sfec- But by last night, no | Denmark, England, the British The

breaking e Cardinal

troops." the dent in the ruins and under-

had yet been reached, tive" raids were

Empire. Belgium, Holland and silence of nearly one year, said: carried out on

London, May 24.

Flost, however, The British ground unnels.

Church Dispute between workers and Norway will be able to buy in The Catholic the Jewish settlements of Ashant

a fortnight Brazil with sterling is

Social-events-close-to-China operated almost entirely without to is causing consent Yosqov and Menahemu, south of management began

ago following the dismissal of one Galilee,

Catholic youth without God, You are announced to take place in air support, white the Germans and The villages

great attention here today.

The carried out a sustained alr attack, Negotiations woro

whole good' n London in the near future.

any. Geztkaka, Gathon and Beithash employee.

According to the telegram the must reject the started with the employers and It

to that along the Jordan.

was agreed to meet as the Labour Brazil National Bank will accept materialistic literature but keep flrat is the China Society Annual believed to have exceeded Marshall Plan.

your systematic studies in schoo Dinner at which His Excellency thing experienced up "Fires were observed

Chinese Ambassadör, for just appreciation of the great the

Dr. time-Reupter. Bent situation I am not able to the Jewish occupied new Jezu-targets," said the communique.—

Office yesterday morning.

mont important goods Оп Saturday, however, two discuss this problem, but I hope | splen, between the Damascus and Reuter, United Fress and Asso-

Brazil problems of humanity."

Cheng Tien-hei, President of the more workers were dismissed. As Denmark gels from

The letter sald Poland is facing Society, will be in the Chair and to get my rehabilitation soon. New gales in the Notre Dame cisted 'ress.

Pa great test with current social Then I would be glad to help in lospital area, where billowing

at which the chilef guests will be (larael Accepta Truce-Pago 9)

and economic changes under the Mr. A. V. Alexander, British economic fields. But I do not clouds of smoke poured from

of Defence, and Mrs. want to go back to public political Ufc."--Associated Press.

European recovery:

Whether it works "will de. pend on how its funds are used." 2-It must be followed up by assuring a market for the goods the Marshall Plan enabler Europe to produce. The

money should be applied so as to enable Germany and other European countries to pro duce goods and machinery to the eatest extent by their own

into

tv b

forces," he said. "What Europa Shelling Stopped

needs are raw materials.

"I am looking already ahead of In my pre-

the

-TOKYO-ALASKA TRAINING FLIGHTS

Tokyo, May 24. The first American B-29 super- fortress from Alaska, arrived at

"The hottest dghting

was in

of enemy

of

en all

Second Talk

WILL ACCEPT STERLING ?

-Copenhagen, May-24:

By from today.

Warsaw, May 24. August Cardinal Hlond. Primate of Poland, in a pas- toral letter read yesterday called on Polish youth to "reject the whole food of

catinot

of the education

a result more than 100 men walk-fodder, coffee and tobacco.

to now Donmark had been cara ed out yesterday morning.

One of the ships tied up in the pelled to use scarce dollars.-new order "which has laid down harbour as a result of the strike United Press.

burning budding!. Arau Legion

guns launched a heavy bombardment on Jewish | positions, in new Jerusalem. The gunners put down a barrage on Jerusalem's railway station after Jews had been seen concentrating

London, May 24, armoured cars and buses. The Mr. Lewis Douglas (American Arabs claimed that five

Ambassador) culled ол the were destroyed, including one Foreign

Mr. Ernest lowing what was believed to be a nevin, for the second time with A group of American lawyers in the Tojo trial six-pounder gun.

In 48 hours to discuss

buses

China Society Dinner

Miner.

17,000 British and Imperial which continued until 31.

troops,

BRITISH "SPIES”

Tel-Aviv May 24. that the only worthy objective af man is to devote his life to ma

The second event is a reception British newspaper correspon- terial progress.

-by-the-China-Association for dents in Tel-Aviv were today "Do not fear that your re

their members and

wives and accused by the spokesman of main a Christian you will friends. This will be held in the Irgun Zval Leumi.with being apart from the group and com Assembly Hall of the Royal "involved in

It will be Israel The the first social function which the Association has held since the thorough

With Bevin TOJO TRIAL LAWYERS

DISMISSAL munity of Polish youth," it add Society on June 9. OBJECT TO DISMISSAL ed-United Press.

Tokyo, May 24:

Minister,

today vigorously petitioned Gen. Douglas MacArthur against a SCAP order firing them before the verdict on the major Japanoso do- fendants and ordering them to return to the United States.

the Yokota air base near Tokyo over the weekend, opening "Shelling of the Jewish-held | American relations, particularly mories of training nights to be Febrew University on Mount over l'alestine. made between American air bases Scople, overlooking the Legion They talked for only an hour' Alaska and Japan, the United positions, was stopped yesterday in Mr. Bevin's ofice. Afterwards States Air Force authorities an- on instructions of the Legion Mr. Douglas told nowamen their nounced here today,

Supreme Headquarters, Negatta- conversation covered a wide range The missions are to test main- | ilons about the university and of subjects. He said Palestino was tenance and operational efficiency the nearby hospital were report- mentioned "briefly,"

The order was received in- in long over-water Blghts.--Reu- | ed have begun.

The meeting

came at a time dividually from two weeks to ter.

"In an effort to contact other when contern

was growing in one week ago and the TC- British poilical and diplomatic quarters over the widening gulf cipients were told that their between American and British services with the International foreign policy in Falestine and the Tribunal for the Far East were Middle Enst-United Press, no longer required in vlow of

the completion of their mis sion.

Naval Hospital To Become Sanatorium

The formar Royal Naval Hospital, opposite the junc~^ tion of Kennedy Road and Queen's Road East, will be formally handed over to the Hong Kong. Anti-Tuberculosis Association on Juha 1 to be converted into a' permanent Anti-Tuberculosis Sanatorium, the "China Mall” learned yester Me day, we by

Battle Element

Jerusalem, May 24.

DC-6 Sleeper Service

#UAL

plane carried 21

Exercise

Bamboo

Camberley, Surrey, May 24. 'One hundred top-ranking off- cers of the three British Servicca, and nine of the Australian, Cana- alan, Now Zealand, South African and Southern Rhodesian services, mot at the Star College, Cam- berley, today for the start of Field-Marshal Lord Mont- omery's third annual exercise... "exercise bamboo,"

The Chief of the Imperial Staff has as his object the study of problems-lavolved-in-the-plan- rung and execution of mobile operations in a Far Eart theatre of war.Reuter..

The Weather

An anticyclone le centred ever, West China while a ridge entendo' wontwned. from the Parine anticyclone to the China

It was understood that the order would affect nine of the

Oakland, Call, May 24. American defence panel whic

The first DC-6 sleeper service SCAP notified Ave. of their col- leagues that they may remain in across the Pacific from the Oak-

municipal airport Water is an element in the Tokyo until the verdict which land tattle and this is the way the is now expected to take place in Inaugurated yesterday by the

Philippine Air Lines. Jews have been ordered xerit early or middin July.

big ces, who re- The sources gallons pat how to use, the two

High SCAP day each gets.

fused to be quoted, explained the passengers, including Claire V. Bas. From depresion crear Yunnan They may drink half a gallon, order was part

of an economy. Goodwin, President of the Oaktromah stretcher ZNE crom Live: Easterns

land.

Board of Port Commissioners. Be and Krahu to another, depresŽISTEN The rest they can use in any drive and an attempt at forming way they wish but must use it part of the general programme it was due in Manila 37 hours over Mancharia.

anort rotuclling stops

Today's Forest Light 8. or B.W. The.Sanatorium will be staff-surgeon. Dr. Murphy is a-gra-over and over-

to reduce the occupation cost later with short

Thundery, shewers ¦ during – thự | morning. Weather otherwise Cair. Guam,

· Yesterday's Weather St Columban with Sister Mary|tional University of Ireland and cloilies for a full day in a small payer. - Aquinas", Murphy as the houses has taken a postgraduate course amount of water,

It was understood the petition then add soop

making the Inaugura! Markuum) 918/dem. Fab. in surgery in Landon.......

aight sucs and leave in the sun, fer was based on the argument of)

vere magazine and news- Kinimum: 31.6 deg. Fal several hours before scrubbing. fair play toward the Japanese de paper writers and photographers. Eunshine: B boun Two other Sisters, studying Water used to wash food is fendants and also general usage All will be greeted in Manila by tatafell Trace. Total since Jan,"

298.1 mm.11.69 'Ina, "an additas,'no medicine at the National Univer- used to wash dishes.

whoreby the defença counsel is Colonal Andrea Borlane, head of

Average of 808. mai. 19.51 ins. xity - in, Dublin, › will join Dr.

La court

Air Lines. Philippines

-^^2 Manding Water used to wash the body permitted to be present Murphy after their graduation.

ID... 4 p.m.) ie udded to laundry water and throughout a trial up to the time The company aid eventually The niwsing, stad will consist then used for scrubbing floors and of the verdict.

three such planes will be placed Dara at mal...1911.7 1008,0 mb.

Favela eight Sistors, graduate nurses, then finally to dush toilet - It was

Rino

out the de- in the sleeper service--Associated pointed out Slater Catharine

ReL-Humidity”. [w[E] be the United "Prass.

fence lawyers dealre to remaini Prose.

Dew Point Hanatorium'

until the fast day of the trial be

Wind Direction. "Wind" ForceTM asse, callso, their clients dynoed-

by the Missionary Sisters of diate in "medicino of the Na- Housewives are advised to soak burden on the American tax-scheduled at Honolulu, Wake and winds.

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