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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1948.

MURDER OF THREE BRITONS Troops May Be Called Out To Restore Order Malayan Violence Of Confess

Grave Proportions

London, June 16.

The Colonial_Office_was considering the use of troops to restore order in Malaya, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, the Colonial Secretary, informed the House of Commons to- day.

In a statement on the recent outbreak of violence there, culminating today in the murder of three British plantation mariagers and a Chin- ese contractor in the Perak area, Mr. Creech Jones sold a decision on the banishment of per- sons involved in the lawlessness was also, about to be made.. Replying to a question from a Conservative Mom- ber of Parliament, Mr. P. W. Donnor, about the "Communist-inspired outbreak of crime' and violence in Malaya," Mr. Creach Jones said the worst affected areas were control and south Perak and central Johora. Puring the week...ending about Communist-inspired mur- live der "when there is no evidence June 12, there had been murders and

attempted of any kind." Iwo

He All

sald there had been murders in these areas.

ghastly outrages in Britain since except one attempted murder

The war and no one put it down could be attributed to organis-to Communist-inspired. murder. ed violence.

"It is a scandal," he said. Mr. Donner intervened to say that the evidence came from the High Commissioner himself.

-Announcing the murder of the three British_plantation * man- agers, the Colonial Secretary

the sweeping emergency Mr. Gallagher also asked: "On Dowers Instituled by the ich what grounds has the Malayan Commissioner, Sir Edward Gent. Federation Government declar- would not remove offenders Trom

[ed... Illegal the Pan-Malnynn the jurisdiction of the reurts, ex-Feiteration of Trade

Unions?" cept in the case of individuals

Mr. Creech Jones said he was whom it might be necessary to awaiting a report on the mat detals in

P

safety

in the interests of public ter from the High Commission-

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Pulice poris and military patrols had been increased in the affected areas and police had been posted temporarily some estates where violence had occurred or was, expected.

Other measures were being! taken for the safety of planta- timo staffs In remote areas, in- eluding the Lastre of police

on loan to weapons

individual plantera.

Bonishment

• Other measures, which in- volved legislation to enable the Government of the Federa

against tion to act eclatvely регзопа challenging ita ་• thority were being prepared. These included the strengthen-

restricted ing

resklence. seditious

publication. printing press and emergency regulation enactments.

with

Herald the strike situation was improving. On June 13. there were 22 strikes, 4,800 workers pared with 27 striker with 6,909- workers a week earlier:

involvert.

com-

Asked by Mr. Donner f he the banishment

hart considered

of persons found guilty ot banditry, whether British sub-

Jeets or not, Mr. Creech Jonce said they were giving immediate

er.

Mr. Gallagher asked: "Is the Minister

that aware

Murder

Of Jews

Bucharest, June 17. Two youths told а Bucharest court today how

and suppression rather than by they murdered Jews in the * clear straightforward Socia-1941. Jassy massacre when sist progressive polley?" they were 15 and 17 years

old.

was

Ion Clonan, the youngest of 31 defendants on trint for the slay- Int of 10,000 Jews, told how he used an iron bar to murder one Jewish family when he was 13.

No Repression Mr. Creech Jones denied there any repression. We are' concerned. wlin certain subver įsive organisations in Malaya and the necessary action must be

Aurel Gramatiue. 17 at the taken in view of the background time, described how he killed of violence and disturbance there several of his schoolmates and at the present time.”

closest friends. Mr. Creech Janes made no Lieut. Col. Danublu Marinescu, further reply when Mr. Gal-charged with preventing the un-

asked if it was not lagher

a loading of dead and thus CBSC of "palpable

repression lengthening the torture of the when a trade union federation is Jews Docked inside, pleaded that being declared ilicgal in such a he had caused. The death of sey- situation us exists in Malaya, mal hundred Jews "In order to where the masses of the people prevent them froin falling into for generations were kept sub- the hands of the Germans."

the lowest merged in the

The Jassy massnere occurred by the Tories of

this countr Jin June. 1941, during In the House of Lords, Lord first Invasion of Rumania.

ive, asked the United Press. Allwyn, Conservative, Government whether could

now make a full statement about the murder of Mr. John Rams- den, managing director of Malayan estate and son of John Ramsden in Malaya June 8.

Sir

an

of

a

Lord Lor Listowel, Minister State for the Colonies, said full report had been called for but had not yet been received.

had stated

London

Hitler's

Dock Strike

London, June 16. A preliminary report from the

London's dock strike cased High Commissioner where that the police were Batisfied today with the newly ap- there Is such a situation as that the murder was in no way pointed appeal tribunal which appears to exist in Malaya, it connected with the recent waves expects to hold its first meet-

try of politically inspired crimes. In oppression Malaya-Reuter.

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to very undesirable and remedy it by

British Regime Challenged

Bingapore, June 17.

The Straits Times declared today that the whole British regime in Malaya was challenged by the murders.

"Is there to be a constitutional civilised government ́ar government by the gun and knife?", the paper asked.

Under the heading: “Govern or get out," the paper, ques. tioned whether the pollas were adequately armed to deal with "a combination of querista, bandit and political killer.”

"The spirit, equipment and methode required to atamo out this savage, pad fernclous threat are those of Jungle, fighting In the late war rather than those of peacetime police opara-

tions."--Reuter.

A STATE OF

EMERGENCY

DECLARED

Singapore, June 16.

consideration to banishment A state-of-emergency was declared today in four

ordinance.

Mr. 1. Gammans, Conserva- five, asked: "Do you agree with the statement of Mr. Malcolm

rubber-producing areas of the Malay Federa- tion whore five men ware murdered.

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Sauth East Asia) that interna- Bional Communism is playing an important part in this unrest? Why have powers of banishment not been granted until now by the Colonial Ofice?"

Use Of Troops

to be made.

European women and children from the Sungei Siput district where three British planters were killed. Communists are ac- cused of conducting a reign of terror in this -district-one of the four placed under a state

of emergency.

Ing at 11 a.m. tomorrow.

By an official count. 90 ships lay idle in the Thames as 12,000 dock worker 8 remained away from work in protest over the disciplining of 11 men. It was feared that the walkout might

the whole port spread In London if not brought 10 quiel end.

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Eleven men were suspended for seven days and deprived of their "guaranteed attendance for 13 weeks because money** they refused to unload a "dirty" cargo of zinc oxide.

The new tribunal consists of two

the representatives

of dockers and two of the employees headed by Sir Robert Asken aa chairman, Sir Robert, a lawyer, was formerly Deputy Sheriff of Hull and represented Newcastle East as its Liberal M. P.

Thousands of tons of food are the the lying on

docks and Ministry of Food was keeping e- close watch on the effect of the tie-up on supplies.-United Press.

Sir Ralph Holds An Investiture-

Nanking, June 17. The British Ambassador, Str Ralph Stevenson, yesterday pre- by sented decorations awarded King George VI to Air Maj. Gen. Liu Mu-chun, Chief of the Train- Ing Command of the Chinese. Air Force, and Brig. Gen, Francis G. Brink, Chief of the Joint Ad- visory-Staft-of_the_United States Army Advisory Group.

General Liu was appointer on Honorary Officer of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire for meritorious superviser of the Cut- The areas involved are the Services.

ncs-laison -officers-attached to. Ipoh and Sungai Siput districts the Royal Air Force during the In Perak State In northwest Surma campaigns, and for his

"All-Europeans"

Later in the day two prom-j seditious documents and articles Mr. Creech Jones said a deci-finent-Chinese were killed. One which could be used as offensive sion-about-banishment was about was the Kuomintang Party weapons.

leader in Johore. He was shot Regarding Communist-pro-by-ten-men-armed-with-tommy paganda, regulations relating guns. He was the fifth pro- to all kinds or subversive pro-Government Chinese slain in paganda had been tightened two days. A Chinese contrac- and certain steps takar to amend the trade union regulator was shot near Taiping.

High Commissioner Sir Ed- Answering Mr. Oliver Stanley, ward Gent ordered the state of wartime Colonial Secretary, who drastic police powers to combat

emergency, giving local officials spoke of the numerical weak "serious state of lawlessness, ness of the police in Malayn, Mr. The decreo provides the death Creech Jones said further steps penalty for unauthorized posses had been taken to increase the police force in the last fewsion of firearms, ammunition weeks.

tions.

F

Energetic measures had also been adopted to get

out

to

Banker Miscalculates

Expected Pattern

Police reported discovering a and 1,500 dump of 20 grenades

Tiger Gang "Peaceful

Citizens'

Bangkok, June 17.

press re rounds of ammunition, 10 miles According to local

members of the famous from Kuala Lumpur, capital of ports,

Malaya, and Kluang and. Muar assistance in the compilation of districts in Johore in south courses of instructions and the central Malaya.

of handling of many problems The three Britons were killed organisation after establishment a band of 15 men armed of a Royal Air Force training when with Sten guna and revolvers mission in Chengtu, capital of raided two rubber plantations. J. Szechuan,

General Brink was made an M. Allison and C. H. Christian were tied with their hands be- Honorary Commander of the Or ornin

hindi their backs and tommy der of the British Empire, Mili- gunned. Police said one gunman tary Division-Reuter-AAP.

will shoot all officials were granted said.

The other victim power to arrest or exclude per-Europeans."

in the four arcas, to limit was J. E. Walker, Malaya new equipment and ap-assembly, impose curfews, search Gurkha_troops were despatch=| paratus which had been on order persons and premises, close roads ed to the scene. A $7,000 reward for some time.

and waterways, requisition build- was offered for apprehension of There

had been no

request

and vehicles, scire the band of killers. ings, boats from the local Government about |-*** the use of troops. That was un- der consideration by the Colonial Office.

In reply

A. to Major E. Bramall, Labour, who asked for assurance that measures

the Malay Federation. They ex-Tiger Gang which has harassed pressed belief that it belonged to Kanburi, a community about 80 have 2,680,488 preserve order would be accom→

west of Bangkok, miles Washington, June 16,

Communiat guerilles. panied by others to ensure that

decided to become "peace loving T. C. Pan, of the Farmers' Bank)

Following the latest murders the root causes of the discontent

citizens." China, the police at the of Taungming, Kiangsu,

midnight (local

Recently, the Chief Tiger pro- -2,406,100 in Malaya were removed,

would Colonial Secretary sali

sent the Washington Star CNS100,- time) tonight carried out a rold posed a meeting which that

000 for month's subscription to at Kuala Lumpur,

A Beveral Commissions had been

arresting 20

not only celebrate the fact that 300,875 sent to Malaya-to-examine the the newspaper, but was told it Caramuntat workers in the of the gangsters had managedi

of the Communist was enough for only one copy.

havo newspaper, survive as long as they economic and social background,

The Banker sent the CN$100 Min Sheng Pao.

but would provide an oppor- 750,000

Security officista declared hore tunity to discuss a plan for on- "A Scandal"

000 in postage stamps. He said it was for a month's subscription that there was no evidence intering business as timber traders. £36,491,780

Malaya

ony that Russia-"or Sir Ralph Glynn, Conservativo,ut US$4.40.

The Editors of two Siamese invitations asked if the police had been After intensive calculation and other overscas Communist body" newspapers received provided with • aircraft. Mr. consultation with the Chinese Em--was directing the loent Come to attend the conference. Their Creech. Jones said they were bussy and Washington bankern münist challenge to the Malayan invitation gave the exact time trying to meet the request of the Bfur decided Mr. Pan seht Government. The officials_add-and place where the

met by the police for assistance.

the equivalent of 12 US cents, ed, however; "Events in South papermen would be Mr. William Gallagher, Com-He was sent one Sunday Bruc, East Asia are following the ex-Tiger representatives but stressed “No munist, protested that 11 was in worth 10' cents. The two extra pected pattern after the checking the following condition: tolerablo that anyone should be cents was used to pay part of of Communism in Europe."- policemen allowed." United!

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