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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1948.

MEDIATOR WANTS TRUCE EXTENSION

Expected To Hand Problem PARTIES ARE REALLY

Over To Security Council If Proposals Are Rejected

Count Folke Bernadotte said today he has

to extend the four-week Palestine truce on Friday.

If both sides accept the principle of prolongation of the truce, the U.N. mediator said, the question of the length of the extension will then be discussed..

The Count said ha also has proposed demilitariza- tion of the Holy City of Jerusalem and of the port, terminal and refinery fácilities at Haifa. Count Folke 'Bernadotte is portance of Haifa to both. Arabs belleved ready to turn the and Jews, the mediator suggests matter over to the Security

the establishment of a tree port Council for action if his pro- status of the Arab coastal town while recognizing that the future posals for a federal union of of Jaffa which is now occupled Arab and Jewish states are by the Jews, must be discussed. rejected:

A free port of Halfa giver King Abdullah an outlet to the Mediter- rancan which wanted.

he has always

despatch from

Only four days remain before the Palestine truce ends, and the UN. mediation staff here viaw the. Count's proposals as the only possible basis for a peaceful solu- tion of the problem.

waited

The plan envisages a state on the territory of the originet Palestine. mandate, cluding what is now the kingdom of Transjordan, Jerusalem would!

go to the Arabs.

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A Reuter Famagusta today reported that about 2,100 of the 24,000 former Iltegal Jewish Immigrants de- tained in Cyprus had embarked on the Pan York ready to sill to Palestine.

Nearly all were, women

and

It is generally assumed today, nilhough not Anally confirmed, strictly enforced.- that both sides have rejected the plan.....

girls, boys ur r 18 or men over military age desving 45, as the Peh ban on 'men of was being

The Pan York, with her sister

The most important point in ship, the Pan Crescent, were ex-“ Count Dernadotte's suggestions is pected to sail tonight."

the union of

King Abdullah's

Transjardon with Palestine. Roth Cannot Accept

Jawa and Arabs would be mein-

bera of this, union. This would!

In Cairo, Hoj“ Amin/Ei Hussein,

mean the Arab population there exiled Grand. Mutti ef lerusalem would be made up of 1,200,000 said "No Arau can accept Count from Palestine and 400,000 from Folke Bernadotte's proposals. Or Tranbjordan.

tien use them man Ensis Tor discussion on the futur ni

Arab Superiority Pristine."

Rhodes, July 5.

asked Jews and Arabs which is due to expire

PICTURE: OF THE DAY ART SHOW

Sunray Kaltan, member of the Arab League's Political Com- The Jewish population would mittee and · one of the

repre.. be 700,000 now Inside Palestina sentatives of the Palestine "Arab and an estimated 200,000 who High Committee, announced to ure in displaced parsons campa

the press that Arab counter. and various parts of Europe and proposals have been handed-to Cyprus, who would be brought Bernadotte. h within two years

He said that there under a

counter policy of free Immigration. This suggestions are based on the Arab would give the Jews their own plan submitted to the London Blate

und freedom of action conférence in 1948.. willy-while maintaining on The Arab 1946-plan demanded; — Arab overall and numerical ma

jority.

1. The establishment of a pro. visional government bazed on

Territorially, Count Bernadotte proportional representation. Surgeris дл exchange to what 2. The government conduct

WILD IN NORTH SIAM

*Nagyk Hangkok, July 5. -- Latest reports from that "tiger gang" party in North' Stami sound more and more like. Hollywood; script writer on a binge.

That was the party at which Siamese palice wined. and dined with 1,000 guests, then started shooting it out with the hosts-chieftains of the notorious "Tiger" gang" of bandits,

One host, Sun Kavo, was killed on the spot. But his brother, Sua Norma, took to an elephant's back and crashed off into the jungle via the pachyderm

· Police trailing him, however, expect to find his life- less body. They said he was profusely bleeding from a neck wound when he' escaped.

Altogether the booze and bullets binge-held to warm two fancy new houses the "Tigers" had built- cost 15 Alves, 10 gangsters and five villagers, including two children. Four police were seriously wounded- Associated Press:

CHRISTINE SYKES, of London, "accompanies Mahroo, R. Daver (right) of Bombay as they walk along the London County Counalt open air art show in Victoria Embankment gardens, to find; a place to hang; thule paintings-AP Photo, --

'CUT OUT THE BRITISH PRIVILEGES IN TIBET'

Nonking, July 5.

was formerly prescribed In the cloctions to set up a constitutional China's Foreign Office has been asked to preclude

partitten scheme. Western Galilee Assembly.

would, go to the Jews, while the 4. The Assembly promulgato

Arabs would get the desert area legislation until the establishment

of Negev in Southern Palestine, of Legislative Assembly under

Previously the Jews have al- the new constitution. An Egypt

British "special privileges", in Tibet in a new treaty now under negotiations with India.

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BOYCOTT OF GOVT W LIFTED

Price: 20 Cents.

FROM U.S.A

CASH BOX

COMBINATION LOCK

NOW ON DISPLAY AT:-/ HONG KONG TYPEWRITER ›EXCHANGE

9. D'Agullar St.

Tel. 21483

SHOP FOKIS BOUND WITH WIRE AND

GAGGED WITH ORANGES. IN

$26,000 ARMED ROBBERY THAT NEARLY MISFIRED

The cool-headedness of a foki resulted in the arrest.

of two robbers, and the finding of three re- volver, three hand-grenades and a dagger shortly after an armed robbery at the Yuen Tai Choung Koo, piocagoods dealers, 70- Jervois Street, ground floor, at 9.15 p.m. last night.

The shop had already closed for the day when. six men, claiming to be travelling traders with cloth for sale, asked to be admitted. Immediately the doors were opened the men produced their arms and forced the inmates into the kitchen.

After binding the shop.fokle' legs with wire and gagging their mouths with oranges, the robbers forced the cashier, Yau Ying-pong, to, open the safe

from which they took HK$26,000, the majority of which were in $800 notes.

They then ordered the cashier

to lead them to the loft and,

COMPLETING COMMUNIST ENCIRCLEMENT

Shanghal, July 5.

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Conversion Yen Rätes⠀⠀ Raised

Tokyo, July 5. A new" Inf|sted-""military conversion rate of 270 yan to each American dollar was announced

the today by United States Army 'occupa- -zon, headquarters.

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Previously, Amarloans could get 50 yen for one dollar.

The

new

Pate becomes · effective midnight.

Simultaneously, thù. British announced. · nawrits of 1,080 yah. for one pound sterling compared with the present 200 to¤öris” ratio,—— United Press);}

Will Free Briton

at the time of his cap-

at dabger point, asked him to Two Government columns open the safe there. He pro- were today completing the fostąd, claiming that he was not) encirclement of the Commun- in possession of the kaya ist forces in Sulhsien sector,

Nanking July 3. southeast of Kai- A Chinese Communist broad- Meanwhile, one of the fokis Afty miles Shanghai, July 5. managed to make his

long. escape

after a rapid advance cast, Intercepted here yesterday. cast and western said that the British national, a China's-month-old inter-through the back-door and im from the

mediately raised the storm, parts of the Roman plain, ac-Marine engineer, Devalee Craig party strife is nearing settle-

Members of the street gunyiscording ment as the Young China chased the robbers on their emer- despatches,

to pro-Government-who was taken prisoner by the Heds last February, will be re- Party-one of the two parties gence from the shop and arrested

Several squadrons of Govern- leased on July 7tho

Craig, boycotting the constitutional one of them hear the To Hang ment planes are said to bo alding government--announced to-

the Nationalists in their operation. ure, was aboard tug-beat off

Yingkow a Manchurian port. Lex- day that it will join the

which, when completed,

The broadcast alleged that the pected to have-n/decisive effect: Cabinet and nominate its

on the outcome of the five day- tug-boat in which Craig was members to other Govern- The other tokie, who also old major baltic..

taken, was held because it was ment branches."

I managed, to free themselves aflev A. semi-omcial report from engaged in the military act t In a statement issued here, the the Intruders departure, Jolned Chengchow shld that Communist serving enemy troops." Reuter

the Police in chasing another of General

Pa-cheng's two Láu party said that Mr. Chen Chi-tien, the robbers. This man was cor-armies in the Tungshu area, about ex-minister of economies, will ng-

southeast of Chengchow have given up the idea of thrust- ing against the railway stronghold

Vacancies

Bank.

Manhandled

Finns On Gold Rush

Hainkly July 4

gbozkarar invoke

sume the post of minister of innered at the lanton of Hiller 40 miles dustry and cordmerce in Fremler Street and Bonham Strand. Wong Wen-hao's Cabinet, while

--- One-of the two arrested man in order to rush to the rescue of Mr. Tao Shun-sheng will continue Minister of Agriculture- and

was badly manhandled by his the threatened Red armies in the Torsetryptyka sama o sapitore and hadətə bayimeti); "to / Build A

"... the Queận Mary, tapial for];

ing hundreds of rims,started-to- medical attenti

watch claimed to have learnt that day following discovery of gold at ule Red forces heing encircled vale in Northern Finland. The revolvers and hand-have sent an irgent appeal to The two vacancies for Ministers

Two men dug up" picco of grenades were found", near, the General Chu Teh, Communist old, weighing 16 grams recently, without portfolio according to the

For immediate Wher," statement, will be filled by Mr. Acene of the robhery, while the Generalissimo.

"the news leaked out neigh- "counter the

inbouring people hurried, In the Lim Mo-chi and, Mr. Liu Chin-asser was picked up inside the reinforcements to

creasing Government pressure.” yuan, the -place--of-Mr. Cheng

An spot. additional 85 grama No stolen money was found. Chen-wen and Bir.. Yang Ching- min, who resigned.

The statement also revosled that the Young China Party nas decided to partake in the Control Yuan and name its nominee for the post of one of the Justices of the Supreme Court

The decision of the Young China Party to cait off its boycott

came aftor,

lengthy negotiations

morning that

shop..

Upset Price "Too

High

In Shantung, fierce fighting to have been found within the last raging around the city of Yen-two days. chow with the Communists unable

Reports from Ivalo said men,

to make any headway-Reuter. young and old, are leaving their

Vehicles Collide

homes to dig for gold.

Gold is valued at $1,000 Finnish marks (135$7.00) per gram United-Press.

ON TRANSFER TO KOWLOON TRAFFIC. OFFICE

Nos. 27, 29, 31, 33 and 35, on the Legislative Yuon seating Des. Voeux Road Central,

which the statement ofd

A traffic accident involving two style four-storey shop private cars and a motorbus was ∙has been

solved.

and dwelling houses in the reported to the Patice by A¡A. Chinese reports from Nanking, heart of the city, were with- Lopes of 17 Soares Avenue. Inspector. J. Hunter, Oficer-in- however, stated

this

publiq auction

According to the report, the Charge of Youmall Police Station the Social Democrat Party is still drawn from

yesterday ・・ afternoon, ..... when sccident standing pat on its original do there were no bids on the up- Road near Holl's Whorf at 5.05 Hong Kong: Trate Department occurred at Salisbury and formerly connected with the clalun not to join_the_ Govern ways objected abandoning lan Cabinet, minister said today A spokesman for the Mon- " The spokesman, said the British ment. Observers believed that the set price of $1,000,000,

ram, and the vehicles involved will be transferied tomorrow fo Negev which they consider that the Arab government

galian-Tibetan Affairs Com-stillore. maintaining garrisons, at stiement of the dispute, with

were private cars 7230 (driven by the Kowloon Treme Ofco their tebonaraum-area for axs jected Count Bernadoble's premission sald

of Cyangtse and Chumbi, valley in the Young Chinn Party may lead The auction was held in the Lopes), car525 (owned by Divisional Inspector pansion, They

as a result have alwaysposal to extend the. Palestine, maintained that

have ruce and decided to resume India's independence there is Tibet and British Commissioner to an early agreement with the suction room of Messrs. Lemmert a Mr. Tam) and Kowloon motor Traffle.

is still in Lhasa (Tibet's capital) Hecial Democrats. Neuter.

Bros., Pedder Building; on the bus 4238. 2

The present Incumbent, In- great plans, for this desert fighting in the Holy Land. The no longer reason to continue heading the same old mission un

Instruction of the owner of the which they plan to build up to Minister said the Count insisted rights granted to Britain in der the new (Indian), flag.

No one was injured but all spector J. Berim Will be appoint- property, Mr. H. Koin-long three vehicles were damaged. No ed Officer-in-Charge Yaumati the dense population upon an extension but the Arabs the Sino-British treaty or

O.B.E

" further details were obtainable. Police Station." around Tel Aviv,' and satablish categorically refused. — Reuter. Tibet and the commission ask- homes for the now immigrants. AssociatedPress and United ed that they be terminated. But the Egyptian forces have Press.

thay

Already occupied major portions

'of Southern Palestine. Similarly, while, there is predominance of

the Arab population * in

West Galilee, the Jewe now occupy all the area with the exception of a running from the Lebanese der to Nazereth.

EXPECTANT MOTHER. IN FIGHT

Ng Lai-wah (38), married woman of 4 Hillwood Road,

NOCTURNAL AIR VISITOR

He described the Chinese Gov- ernment programme for Tibet during the next klx months'us;

(1)-guarantéë-Tibetan-autono

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(2) find a successor to Panchan Lame;

(3) settle demarkation of the

(4) abolish unequal treaties

Two Lads Drowned

Two: 16-year-old lads were

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The property is hold on ส Crown lease for D99 years. and occupies an area of about 6.789 square feet.

nous government through pre-drowned while swimming in were at the auction, including About 30 prospective bidders servation of the "status quo;i!

Kowloon on Sunday within an some well-known. big property hour-and-a-half of each other. owners in the Colony,. An inter- The first fataify occurred at lude was provided when someon the 18% mile beach at 3.30 p.m. in the crowd called out that the He The Jews are also likely ground floor, an expectant mother The unusual noise of an air-Tibet-Sikang border;

when Trang Hin-ming of 897 upset price was too high. oppose bitterly Jerusalem being was admitted to the Kowloon craft, circling the colony at

Canton Road (rst floor) got into was told by the auctioneer that within Arab territory. Only re- Hospital in a serious condition about 12.30 am today aroused

of his friends and other swim-e could not bid the price asked dinculties and, despite the efforts he could refrain from bidding, if cently the Tarbel Foreign Miller; about 8.30 p.m. yesterday after a speculation among late sleep-granting special concessions, Ben Gurion referred to Jerusalam aght with Fung Bul-yce (28).ers.

rers. drowned. His body hund, for.

J as the "spiritual capital of Taras). married woman of 10 Hillwood

un to a late hour last night, not Jorusalem is also the spiritual Road.

been recovered. capital of the Moslem and Chelat

The plane however, wasa. Ear

While swimming with soine Jan Arabs.

Fung, who claimed to be the American Airways clipper, be- Tibet, with only 1,215,000 in friends in the No. 1 at the Lal vite of a Filipino musician em-leved

to be flying on a new-habitants in its vast territory, has | chikok" Amusement Centre, Mo ployed at the Peninsula Ildiel, schedule between Shanghai and few direct relations but China Bing of 24 Cheong. Lok Strødt has been detained by the Police Bangkok

which maintain much closer com- (Bret' floor) sack below the sur (and will:appear before the Keys The plane circled the Colony "mercial ties with India Asso- tace, and when, brought to them) the typhoon was contred - within

loon Magistrate this morning. twice, then headed cust

Besieging The City

While the Jews hold most of Jerusalem, Count Bemadolte ap- parently belleves that the Arab forces who are besieging the city can atarve out the Jews and that Togically considering me both realistically and historically, the Arabs have more rights there. Also, realising the economia" ime,

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(5) promotion of trade relations between China and Tibot./

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elated-Press

He was found to be dead."

ILLEGAL DEALINGS IN US$ STOPPED

Shanghai, July 5.

Black-market dealing in United States dollars and gold bars come to a virtual standstill today as special economic police squads swooped on a large number of suspected firms and are re- ported to have arrested fen, brokers.

The Weather

40-miles_to_the_austintaqstani. Formosa | moving HMW (at aboth, 18) kuota,

From...it -a- trough, estender aérone1 the Chinn“ Bạn to,'4 depreision over, the Quif Joë” Tonakis – and --Priskh, Indo-China. Another "depression "sometime North China will probably múva“, enkisburð. N

Tosare Formaalimätodersla W, to aw pelada, Froch sa foto, dar it drei b [céralna 'akmady... ---Youterday's „Westbetime li

· Mic Cadman Y "DET; SHEETYMR No quotations for United today by the authorities in, an main valid for 30 days from the by Mr. Chiang Ching-kup, then wạn. States dollars could be had effort to check the hoarding of date of issue. The preelous President's elder con, who has hit 113 open Bequal To Gratie Peak Bd. today and the majority of excommodities.AN

period of validity was only soven | been sent here to investigato | Rainfalls :: NIL- Bus Robbery

clange brokers stayed away Brisk trading was reported in days Paga Threa

Czy the recent economia upheaval 36.8 mm ==24.40 km. from-theim:offices, m

exchange surrender certißcates, Mayor K&C. Wu“ rétürned this] Rautar,y

áverage of £1104 The Garrison headquarters Which changed hands at a pro- afternoon from a Weekend Vint

of CN$1,040,000 here are awaiting the approval mium

"to "Tanking,/<where he conferrect avain. Attempt, rok Break from › General ·· Hsuan”dinwin to the appointed tanks, desllig in' on Pris, Fakyrocketing, in dhàng- |the Central Bank, in a circular with President. Chiang Kai-shIK the commander to hold a foreign exchange, dumt á hely public parading of the two special exchange surrender certs ATAQUEM Chinoso brokers as punishment peale of avay days validity)wn for their alleged illegal trans- be issued for outmurt

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