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BIGGEST BATTLE YET Raging Round Arab-Held Key Point

Egyptian Jews' Duty

Calro, May 29.

The Grand Rabbl of Egypt, Chalm Nahoum, told Egyptian Jaws today it was their duty "to fight Zionials If Egypt is In a state of war with them."

Quectioned about the duty of Egyptian Jawa and who- ther they should carry atine. to defend their country, he wald "there is no doubt about 10al.

"There is no way to misin- terpret the religion of Moses. The law of the state is, our Jaw. Its power la our power.” --Reuter.

Philippine Customs Dilemma

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Manila, May 2 Press dispatches from Cebu today till ol a dilemma faced by customs authorities-what to do with the Russian ship.

Abdullah Hailed As "Liberator"

Jerusalem, May 28.

The "largest fiold action in the present war", ac- cording to both sides, is still raging around Latrun, an important Arab-controlled key point on the Jerusalem-Tel-Aviv road.

The latest Iraqi communique said that Iraqi air- craft, in cooperation with the Arab Legion in the Latrun battle, heavily bombed Jewish

massing troops.

But from the centre of Jerti- suler, the sounds of battle were fast reeeding during the {night. With the Arab forces still strung out all around the outskirts,

the elty

was still besinged,

The bot sunny vireets Jerusalem, freed of ull menuce except from an occasional shell, were thronged with people trying desperately to find something at the back doors of closel shups to eke out their meagre mations.

Ist

Cries of "Jiberator" from hundrade of Arab troops and civilians halled King Abdullah of Transjordan, Commander In-Chief of the Arab armies in Palestine. when he drove through the walled ramparta of Jerusalem yesterday, a des. patch from Amman reported.

8.5. "Tushkent," in the har- Enough Arms

bour.

The ship brought a

curgo ni

Yangtze Crossing Baulked

Nanking, May 28. Pro-government reports sald today that government troops baulked another Coni- munist attempt to cross the Yangtze River into the Nan- king-Shanghai urea nt u point 60 miles cast of Nan- king, but Nationalist setbacks in Chengteh, Jehol Province, were also reported.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

A Sea Of Wire

In heavy fighting in Jerusalem, the British forces bafora leaving fald this sea of wire in Princess Mary Avenue to- wards the Jewish section, with the object of keeping Jews and Araba fram coming into contact. (AP Photo).

Semi-uffieint reports said the Communist force was made up of The Communist remnants in North Kiangsu, who tried to cross the

BRITISH FINANCING OF ARABS

Washington, May 27. United States House of Representatives today followed the Sanato in asking the State Depart- over 5.000 tons of cement from The inspection of his troops river at Sanklangkuo, 00 miles ment to check and report on Britain's mothods Dairen for use in Philippine re-and a conterence with his com-enst of the cspital. habilitation projects. It has been wanders appeared to be the main Nationalist reinforcements, who of financing the Transjordan Arab Legion. anchored off Cebu since May 17 euron for the king's visit, but landed from rransports, The House-Appropriations Committee, adding its while customs-and- offrials of his tour aroused speculations were said to have "nipped the

weight to investigations now being carried out the Cebu Portland Cement Com-shout its political implications. Communist attempt in the bud."

the These government troops, con- here into the extent to which, if any, Britain is Dany argued whether the cargo Meanwhile, reports from could-be nionded directly at the Middle East quoted Azzum Pash,erging from two points, linkedi

using American aid funds to finance Arab 15 miles east of Boint of use rather than at Cebu the Secretary General of the up at Kuoan,

They

immediately City itself.

armies now fighting in Palestine, asked for the Arab League, as saying that the Sunkengkuo,

launched an attack on the Reds The Russian ship's captain, Arabs have enough arms to carry

report before it cast a vote on these funds. maused around Sinklangkuơ and mean- on a war, regardless of any arms receded by dispersing them. Vasilly Vosillier, usked,

The Committee is studying | ~ could embargo

Counell while, if his crew of 45

the Security

Recovery Pro- Further north the Nationalists the European come ashore to stretch their legs. might impose, and adding that When refused, he sought to up the fall of Jerusalem was certain. recaptured Fowning, major Com-gramme and the money to be

Azzam I'asha and other Arabmunis! base in north Kiangau. allotted to it. anchor and proceed "to the assia-

Both bodies have the power to Pro-government tance of a ship in the Bay of leaders were expected to resume

discussions. today in Damascus, mitted the loss of Lunghua, ane amend appropriations of nick funda Bengal. The customs would not: give him eleurance.

taking up the new British proof three main government held in such a way as to limit definite- cilies in Jehol, giving the Com-ly either the use of the monies Filipinos were afraid the crewposal.

Following a two-hour meet-munists an important initial sue- by Britain, or to fix certain con- members

Communist? might be mem

Ing of the military chief in cess in their attempt to open a ditions on the granting of such agents secking on casy way into

Durastus yesterday, attended land link between China Proper monics. An American Just the country.

by the commander of the Arab und-Manchuria returned from Cebu suid Russian

Army of Liberation,

also confirmed it was The reports officers' whers nshore were tralled

understood that a reorganisa-carlier dispatches that Pingchuan, tion of the army was planned. 10 miles east of Chengtch,

Luunping. 10 miles West of Chengich, had been evacuated by the government troops.-United Tress.

by an amressive group of de- tectives and policemen.

Complicating matters is

fact that while the Russian Oil Threat

cement

พคร

bought

the

by the

Philippine Government-agency. Russia and the Philippines do not have diplomalie relations. Associated Press.

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PIRATE JUNKS SUNK

The Intest Cairo despatch on yesterday's relions anid that Egyptian planes hit an arms fac-|-

at Tel Aviv and that other Leraft kombed six Jewish settle-

manis arounit the Gaza

arco. Ground action was limited to patrola

ad-

and

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WESTERN GERMANY

ACCORD NEARER

·London, May`28.`-

United States concessions.to France on the future | www

control of the Ruhr, it was reliably reported today, brought nearer a six-Power agreement on Western Germany now under discussion horo.

Greater powers for the pro- allay France's anxieties over a visional International Ruhr possible resurrection of Ger- Control Authority and accord- man aggressivo power. ance of permanent status to But differences over the pollti- the Authority and its comingcul setup in Western Germany unsolved, The remained into force before the forma- tion of the provisional Gerrejected at least for the lime be- United States, It is understood, man Government ore under-ing the French insistence of mill- stood to be among the Ameri-tary

Con

concessions

guarantees for Western designed to Europe. The presence of Ameri-

MacArthur Doesn't Want To Go Yet

can forces in Europe is consider- ed by the American negotiators here as sufficient safeguard.

France now will have a real voice in the administration of the Ruhr.

British sources indicated the United States abandoned its de- mand that the Economic Co- operation Administrator and the United States Military Governor havo what Mac-in Germany- should

was terned ove riding rights on decisions of the Ruhr Authority.

Washington, May 28. General Douglas Arthur said today he does to the not want to return United States until after the Republican National Con- vention.

Allled Supreme The

Com- mander

adviscxl in Japan 50 Chairman Bridges, Republican,

International

Linked With ERP

The Buhr, Authority, in ac- cordance with United States sug

Officers Recalled

London, May 28, The British Foreign Ofer announund today that orders had bean sant to Frane. Jordan asliing on 21 officers loaned to the Arab Legion to withdraw from Palestine. The apokesman emphasised the order was for withdrawal from Palestine, and not the

Legion:-Associated Press.

Dancers

On Riot

Charge

Shanghai, May 28.

The small court room was jammed when 19 taxi-dancers and 50 cabaret managers

Newhampshire, of the Senate Ap-gestions, will be closely linked were brought up before the

propriations Committee in cablegram.

"The Committee had voted (see page 11) 17 to 2 to ask him to

return and testify on economic Putters in the Paciile area.

to the ERP, these sources said.

Special Criminal Court today The question of timing is still

on charges of participating under discussion, France lean in a riot at the end of Febru- alous that the six-power Ruhr Central Authority in which Gerary, at which the Bureau of many also would be represented Social Affairs' Office was MacArthur told Bridges "My chould come bila operation at an wrecked. return at this time, however sin early date whilo e United States All pleaded not guilty to tho estabilsium"n't charge that their pitack was cere its purpose, would be mis- weld pieter its understood

Communist-inspired and condemned by early next sear.

and chal- many as politically-inspired."***** The Western Powers, however tribunal to hear their case,

lenged the right of--the -- speciat· Associated Press.

are slik divided on plans for the Eight of the girls,

who had surious stores of development of been the German Government. France violent

10,000 Evacuate Homes

now favours com delay in es- mo

in detention pince the domonstration four

tablishing a provisional Govern-

cra- months ago, showed signs of

pallor contrast- ed sharply with the 31 others who were out on bail and some

ment, The French fear the porsi prison life. Their pallo hility of. tonawed German ag |gression and forcible Soviet reac- tion to the Western Power, settle ment in Western United Press EN

Germany---

HUNT FOR KIDNAPPERS

The New

of

whom

attended

the court

inzgused, emphatically pin they staged the demon- stration to overthrow the: ad- ministration and more emphati- cally.

repudiated the charge that! they were Instigated by the Communists.

2 the latest fashions,

"We were just fighting wwainst the dance ban which would de- prive us of our means of earning a living" one of them declared, Police,Reuter.

CANTON BAN- DELAYED

Portland, Oregon, May 28. Portland today braced for the worst flood in 60 years as the rivers, fed by mountain snows, forced :10,000 persona from their homes and claimed 34 lives through the Pacific Northwest.

Roads

in the flood areas of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia are busy with refugees, their

Territories personal posses alons piled high on automobiles, under Det, Sub-Inspector D. H

Taylor, searched the hills in the trucks and carts.

Three thousand fled in what vicinity of Ping Shan and Casile amounted to mass migration from Peak throughout Wednesday

dozen

the early hours of the night to communities in

Thursday for the kidnappers Fraser Valley of British Columbia,

of 62-year-old rotired While British officials say no

Other thousands fled from the Lee Mau-lol,

Canton, May 28, A gun battle, lasting for lowlands within the

businessman from Jamaica, such funds have been used in the same ten hours, was fought out sweeping from Canada

vast are

city's 600-odd dancing Middle East because no atd funds between

through

Lee was kidnapped by an arm- Government

mood. have yet been

troops Idaho and westward into Oregon. ed gang at 3 p.m. on May girls are once more in a happy received, it is and a group of armed bandits

from Hung Chokin village. In- They say_that_the_Municipal. conceivable that Congress could last Sunday along the Canton-

formation was received on Wed-authorities have extended the make Britain's receipt of money Taungfa highway, according to

Inesday night that the men were time limit for the closuro of ¡conditional on their halting finu belated reports reaching here.

In the vicinity of Ping Shan, and dancing balls throughout the city. cinl assistance, whatever its

a large posse of uniformed and

and It was originally intended to origin, to the Arabs,

plainclothes Pollca werd imme put an end to all publie dancing diately sent to comb out the dis by the end of May, but, accord- triot.

ing to dancing hostesses, the No trace of either the kidnap Mayor has now decreed that they xd man or the robbers could be must practice their profession found

| until Sept, 1.—Reutor,

the latter course to be taken.

Sharp Comment

war in Palestine.,

Canton, May 20.

The battle occurred when the bandits were preparing for an attack on three-lorries travelling from 'Canton to Tsungfa, 60 miles

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JET PLANE'S "DANGEROUS PROCEDURE"

The New York Herald-Tribune north of this city.

Soon after the first shots were said today in a leading article The Syrian communique spoke'|

that the ineptness" of American first,

estimated the bandita, of skirmishes Pr. the Jordan front

Southampton, May 28. Canton, May 28.

Nanking, May 28.

diplomacy

A passenger could not excuse the originally to number 20, obtained Two pitate junks were Bunk, and around Nablus, south of Lake

aboard the Because of the increased "basic stupidity and futility" of speedy reinforcements. The Gov- BOAC flying-boat Intercepted and another was captured when Tiberias, and sekl that a Jewish Chinese

held their own by two American jet fight- naval craft

anti- on

settle prevalence of pickpocketing in Britain's "imperial policy of supernment troops convoy near Kinnereth the along

Westment was shelled, piracy work

|Chungking. the city govern porting the Arab princes" in the and, in turn, were reinforced.

ers over Okinawa today ac ten hours, After battling for River Intercepted live craft, ac- A despatch from Cyprus quot- ment today ordered stricter cording to a report received in ing a Damaseus report declared police surveillance and round- The Herald-Tribune said there the bandite withdrew, leaving 40 cused one of the jet planes Cantori.

that the Syrian Government had up of pickpockets.

was "urgent need" for "a real" klid and wounded behind. Two of adopting a "most danger-

soldiers were wounded.

ous procedure". The five marauding junks ot | issued a commurique threatening The police, however, did Anglo-American understanding on A report from Namhung, be A. R. Boyce, of · Edinbridge, Kongmoon when the anti-piracy United Staics continue to put have success in nabbing any the Palestine polley, but added, in yond Tungfa, states that it is Kent, said upon arrival that the

reference to the proposed ofólally revealed a total of 7,500 aircraft was on its course. patrols arrived on the scene, pressure on the United Nations plekpockets but yesterday 140 of a

Americans, clalhed 'it | The two remaining pirate regarding the Palestino question, hem voluntarily fled into the American loan to Israel, that the "Bandits have deserted their said the

police station confessing their British are right in calling this leader, and are now participating was attacked and fired upon be Built and asked for imprisonment. promise ill-timed and unfor in the Government's anti-cause it was 300 miles off ite

They said it was because they tunate." It is also, we regret to Communist campaign. in their

course. found it tough surveilance

a living say, characteristic."---Reuter," after strict police was ordered.

tacked Somo two-bonts near to cancel oil concessions it the

Jurks escaped.-Router,

Reuter.

CHURCHILL HINT ON COALITION

Porth, Scotland, May 27. Winston Churchill said today that the difficulties of peace may.one day "require the full united of- fort of our whole nation of all classes and parties in it" to restore Britain's strength. Here to receive the honours he directed when Britain was of a Freeman, of the ancient struggling for victory. city, the wartime Prime Min- ister made no direct reference to formation at this time of a coalition sucti as that which

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Gas Brando, Murder

Pays: Pago. Thrad ki

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Five Pige FWD

Omph Beston At

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Audullah. In Jarusatomiz

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The

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"voluntary Burronder," however, put the police into a predicament because they do not want extra official expenses) en- talled in feeding the pickpockets. So they suggested that they go Privately-owned

reformatories

to

or

organisations, But the

pickpockets refused. They said

respective areas. Reuter.

Cabinet Submitted

To Bao Dai

Paris, May 27,

they had been there before but, General Nguyen Van Xuyan becomes Defence

were not given enough Yo eat

43.0 result the pickpockets went back to the streets again toi

old profession, United

But Churchill recalled that he their then "had the measureless ad Press. vantage of being, supported by a Cabinet, and a government ro presentative of all Parties."

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and all our thoughts and

of a

QUAKE CAUSES CASUALTIES

Lima, Peru, May 28,

Minister as well as Promier of the Provisional Government of Vietnam, according to a list of "ministries which has been submitted to the ex-

Emperor Bad Dal of Annam.

Ho

One of the American fighters flew with wingtips overlapping ours for a time and it was's most dangerous procedure," said Boyce. Ho added that the originài crew left the plane at Karachi so he | could' not, confirm

opinion with theirs United Press,

The Weather

Promuro“ te relatively' high-ever' the Yellow Ben, and the Sea of Dibouk,

Operplan değirmalon systoqsa“ „dominate Ohlin and Japan 'and' another, desTualan has forzard mat of Formosa: in: en «ZW trough.

Atronicni deßrumsfón)-la-, desiloptam

about 100 milen etal of Samarahana

Reporing this from: Salgon, leads the Vietminh (Judo-Ching

Today's・・ Format Lalake"},"variabl the French News Agency said Autonomy) movement in confilet

winda. "Wanther, Calz apart Léon, working today that M. Tran Van Huu, with the French authorities. i.

Minkster of Slatp-M. Le VAN FÖRTEDE.. former Minister of Labour in

Hoach,

Yesterday's Weather --g former, president of the South Vietnam, was named

South Vietnam, Government, Ho Malmum 80, ITEREN, in cad-dalat, a devoted to the intmum 270 deg. Fyb. new native religion founded in unahiner-8.6, hops, g 1920, and largely compounded off -- 7.0 mm.m.23.10. Telai sinse Jini.... 1—$49.9%, min.ma1)37,5 (nazi na Buddhist precepta: organised in a

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Besides being given the Vice- Premiership, My Pran..Vah.” Huu)

| dreams are for it," he told 'an Astrong earthquake was folt Vice-Premier.

Nine of the 28 ministers are audience of 25,000. "But when carly today along the west coast

southern provinces, 'access»-, and gain have been of Peru and first reports said from the

achieved in their fullest form, It serious damage and some carunt even from the north, and Bix does not always seem to give us lies were caused from the central: provlaces, the

yield we had hoped, from it. The town

wn of note, 40 miles report said.

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persona Injured. population of › Canatò reported to have fled their hus

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