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·HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1948.

ARAB SUBSIDY SUSPENDED

QANTAS

LINK WITH Quarterly Payment Held Up

By "Obscure Situation

COLONY?

London, July 12.. A new Qantas-Empire airways service linking Australia with Hong Hong Kong is among the projects for the develop- ment of Australian avia- tion which Mr. Joseph Chifley, Australian Pre- miior, will discuss on his present visit to Britain.

He will outline hia pian, which includes Qantas-British ⚫ Overseas Airways Corporation ser- vlees at Hong Kong to the Air Minister, Lord Pakenham," and the Culonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creech-Jones at

a conference tomorrow. -Reuter.

THREAT TO SHANSI CAPITAL

Shanghat, July 12.

:

FURTHER JEWISH GAINS

London, July 12.

Great Britain today held up its quarterly £500,000 subsidy_pay. ment to Transjordan for the Arab. Legion because of the

'obscure situation

Russian

Eyes On

Iran Oil

in Palestine.

The Foreign Office spokesman onnounced that Government discussions on whether to con- tinue the military subsidy to King Abdullah's Arab Legion would be suspended for a few days.

The quarterly subsidy payment under the Anglo-

Transjordan Treaty was due today. "The present

instalment (Inst barrier to Jewish entry into has not yet been paid. As Jerusalem. of today we

are overdue. The suspension is due to the obscure situation in Pales- tine," said the spokesman.

Washington, July 12. Diplomalle intelligence ports indicate that Russia is stepping up its compaign to bring ell-rich Iran into its

-The spokesman also sold the sphere, it was disclosed today.

Observers here believe Moscow firitish Government is continuing trying to build up a case for using his influence to try to get introducing Sevir troops into the Arab States to agree to ex- fran as a "prolective measure.”

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One of the most dramatic battles of the Patenting

war

·appears to be building up south of Helfs where more than 2,000 Arabs are trapped and-sur- rounded with tittle hope of outside help.

tend the broken truze in Pales-Israel "Vatican”

tine. He said another enble ar At present the Tranian govern- | Un ntent is non-Comunist and is rived here this morning reporting friendly

the Westernt novers. It has ing been the tar-Middle East.

towarn

further

British Efforts in the Arab Suggestion

of Soviet pressure because of "We won't put much credence

include Increased Surrender Of‘

For the first time in many get petroleum resources and in the reports that there is a spilti years, Taiyuan, capital ofits Shansi province, last nights location on Russia's southern in the Arab League. Our reports

boundary.

do not suggest there is one," he heard the thunder of artil-

Diplomatic Alcials said the said. lery as considerable Com-most recent evidence of Russlan munist forces continued "persuasion" their push on the city, neropaganda attacks on the Iranian government through allegations cording to the latest pro- that American "monopolies Government-despatches' from [Lnomies of peane und freedom of the warfront.

extending their the political life et Iran-United

All

antiona"--were "rule" over three Red columns. con- verging on the headquarters of economie General Yen Hsi-ahan, Governor Press,

of Shansi, from the north, south

and

Strategic Town

and southwesi, are admitted to PROPERTY RETURN week. the spokesman said

have made "some progress" in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, a clash of a major character is developing in north Hupeh, with both

Nationalists

TO ENEMY ALIENS

Mexico City, July 11. Moxico is returning about one and Communists rushing heavy third of her alien enemy pro- reinforcements

upper reaches of the Hun river for the perty to the original owners.

to the

· battir-which-lg-exnected-to-rival- The Secretary_of_the_Treasury.....

the recent Honan engagement.

Bloody Fighting

Bloody fighting was today ported be ruging in the qut- skirts of the strategle in river

·elts of Siangyang, where

more trán 2,000 communists are kuld tu, have been killed in the part few hours.

Following the recent battle in central oman: in which Govern-

Senor, Ramon Bettes, announced property valued at US$8,000,000 is being returned. Total value of all enemy property seized In Mexico is estimated at US$25,- 1000,000.-Associated Press.

NEW SERVICE FROM AUSTRALIA

Sydney, July 12.

arrived recently on

ment forces claimed the greatest The 0.300 ton motorship Aren. victory since the Japanese sur-which render, the

Communists

now

her

bos

Regarding reports

that Irgin would try the five British citizens It kidnapped in Jerusalem

last "It is indeed suprising if in the fer- ritory of Israel, watch is seeking international recognition D government, a trial of five for- jeigners by a terrorist organisation |

could occur."

Manwhile the Israel high. command-announced today-that-

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More British Troops Sent To Berlin

London, July.12. An authoritative source said. today that Britain has sent considerable numbers of new

troops to Western Germany

bebsuse of the tension In Soviet blockaded Berlin,

The informant said "many" of the reinforcements will be ⚫flown

beleaguered into; -the

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Arab women, and children who fled from Tirch, five miles from Haita along the Tel-Aviv road, said the Arab forces have been under heavy moriar fire and are

The disclosure came under orders to fight to the last

General Bir Brian Robertson, man. The Arabs are mostly Iraqis who fortified Tireh during the

British military governor in Germany, conferead In Lon- truce, and had with General: Bir aray Hollis, Chief of Staff of the

of Miniatry

Defence,

and * other service 'chlofa.

Robertson flew here. from

· Berlin, last night-Associated Preza.

Refugees wha came to the Jewish Jines seeking protection

said the Arabs have large stocks of food and ammunition and some tunks and guns they took over from the British.

In Cairo, Abdel Rahman Ax- xam, Pasha, Secretary-General of the Arab League, proposes the world consider satting up a symboliò atate itch as Vatican City to represent its 12,000,000 Jawa

Arabu defending the strategic Would Be True

town of Er Ramin have offered to zurrandor to. encircling

Jowish forces,

The spokesma

In Tel-Aviv Jewish State

Jewish com-

sald Arab and manders have arranged a meeting outside the town to sign sur- render terins..

Big Battle

Building Up

have maiden voyage, departed on Sun- completed the moving of their day to begin the Australia West forces across the borders into the

Pacific Lines' new service the tweeti neighbouring provinces to

Adelaide, Melbourne, The fall of Er Ramle would south and are noith and

to Manila, open

the way for a two-way manoeuvering into position for an Sydney and Brisbine attempt to encircle Buschow, the Hong Kong, Japan and Shunghat. Jewish assault on Arab Legion maini Nationalist stronghold Associated Press.

forces defending Latrun, now the above Nanking, neutral observers here, said today.

The Honan battle, which to POLICE POSSE FINDS

..; some extent hus

stabilised the i

war situation In that province for acme time to rome. Neverthe less, It has left the fighting General Chen Yi's -strength of

Communist forces unimpaired, de~] spite the relatively heavy losses sustained.

The brief Honan battle, which began on June 30, ended on July d In a Communist withdrawal to

the north into western Shantung A

and southward across the Antwol and Cheklong border, when con- tinued fighting would have prov- ed extremely costly to them, with the Government's 5th Army get-

-reinforcements ting fresh supported by armoured care and alt squadrons, it was said.

and

Border Recrossed While General Chen Yl'e forces récrossed the border into western Shantung, where the Communist copture of Yenchow - would en“ able them to cut the Tiomisin Pukow railway and isolate..Hau- chow from the North, General Lly Pocheng's troops moved in- Stolnorthern Anhwel, where they

Hoklo Bathers Aroused Village Free-For-All

report received by Shamshuipo Police Station that a terrific gang fight, in which guns, and daggers were freely used, in Shek Kip Moi. Village sent a large posso, undor Chief In- spector, F., J. Clarka and Det.-Inspector C Dowman, rushing to the scene at 9 p.m. yes- terday.

Sir Geoffrey Northcote's

On arrival, the Police found a free-for-all in pro- greas, and promptly took into custody seven men to gether with two injured men who were sent to the Kow-

the

Death In London on Hospital One of the

Injured was suffering from

| have, reached points at Kwoyang | The death in London on head wounds.

and Mongcheng, and, are, now; af- temping to join forces with Saturday of Sir Geoffrey

Inquiries revealed that

fight

unita in Hwalying in north Stafford Northcote, one of started over some tokios taking Kiangsu,

Though a direct attack on fru Hong Kong's most popular bath at the sput where the vi chow is held improbable as the former Governors (1937 to 'agers Ro for their supply of aren is strongly defended by some 1941) wan reported by Retter vomen of the place that they ro of the best equipped troops the yesterday,

ised to go there for water and

water. This so upeat the young

Government's command, observerThe son the Rev. Canon Appealed to the village elders for ce the Communists attempting Northcote, Sir Geoffrey was born assistance.. It isolation in the same way that on February 9, 1881. He was firul strongpoints like. Chungchim and educated at Blundell's School ant

When the nudists refused to Mukden in Manchuria aro ladieta intorat Balliol College, Oxford. laten to the appeal of the pliers

Moreover, political sigall

Colonial Garadce in and sense offer apat

Communist movAR VE UZELMuChow:15).

entered th

also- etched to the exam in 1910.2009 DESTRA SATA Ablationis,&'"the" youn

married Edith "nembers of the under a threat might conceivably?"

Kullet Mary Adamus, daughter of dub)-Taz" (striku), jeopardise the

OLNE the Revi

The leader of the “League, which represents seven Arab nations in the Middle East, out- Hined his proposal in an interview as the United Nations Security Counell awaited a report from the Palestine mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, on his fuille effort to. settle the Holy Land problem and prevent furthir warfare,

Huks May Surrender 50,000 Arms

i

Primary responsibility for prevention of smuggling rests on the importing country, said Mr. Eric Himsworth, Superintendent of the Import and Export Department, yesterday, Mr. Hims- worth's' remarks were made in connection with a second article in the Shanghai "China. Economist" which again blamed Hong Kong in part for China's current economic plight. Referring to the writer's undertaking that he will

PICTURE OF THE DAYİ

OPERATION

VITTLES

ON BUNDAY record 265 Ajnerican cargo planes landed at Darlin's Templehof, airi drome, pictured here, during one of the nightly phases of "Operatione Vittles." by which the Boviet land blockade is. being hurdled. Bringing food and ssential supplies fo Berlin's 2,500,000 civilians, the planes ware landing at the rate of one

Very four overy minutes day and night. the British-controlled Gstow airfield in Berlin 180, British planan lader with food landed Between 6 p.m. on Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sunday--AP. Photo.

STUDENTS AGAIN INVOLVED

Pelping, July 12.

Fresh trouble Involving students developed in Pelping today.

Students alleged three of their number and an athletle instru:c- tor were beölen up.

The incident occurred After troops and anti-Communist van- guards—a civillan organisation which operates in support of the authorities

threw

..cordons Around three universities.

The Institutions were the Yen- ching and the National Tsingnun in the western outskirts of Pel-

In the heart of Peiping. "The four persona ··,beaten up. were leaving Tsinghua on bley-

ping

University, the National Peking

were allegedly attacked as they

send Mr. Himsworth token black market remittance from Shanghai any day of the week he wishes, the Superintendent of the Import and Export Department said that it will be better, for the information to be given to the Chinese authorities of Shanghai. Such information he added, will help the Chinese-herce univerfis mastera

to control the traffic.

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cles. They comprised one Tring- and two Tenching students „and a “Teinghua sthletic instruc- tor. for the

Students said the authorities

3

the

of students to

the next, semester ou à sign that they were planning a de.. menstration. They declared the authorities gut "cver-excited" and. threw cordons around the institu- tions-Associated Press. !!

The Weather

The statement released by solely to prevent the smuggling of Mr. Himsworth yesterday fol- cargo by the ships of this firm lows:

A constant 24 hour, a day watch The world of large will be is maintained on these ships while Hittle interested in any, polemic in Hong Kong. debate between "the Chian

"The Chinese Maritime Customs Economist and myself over the are permitted to mainitaln

Examination alleged responsillity of Hong

Officers at the, Kow». orn-loon Railway Station in Hong. Kong for the economic deteriorn- tion of Chinn. The botter, Answer Kong. would be to re-state what Hong

"The Chinese Maritime Custon Kong has been, and is doing to are supplied daily with a list of prevent-smuggling Into China pere, cites, for the purpose. Preure la 20 ore the Cake

•

present Hong Kong has put into fores

force the

following measures, checking smuggling activities on all of them taken directly in the these planes. sole Interests of China, and all (Continued on Page 21, prejudicial to Hong Kong's funda- mental entrepót status,"

H.K. Measures

Manija, July ́ 12. The Philippine Constabulary expects to receive than 50,000 arms, including for Chinese ports must clear for

not leas

machine-guns; mortars and Browning automatics, by July return must product its-papers 25 as a result of registration duly chopped

"All junks leaving Hong Kong

a designated Chinese port, and on

Chinese by the

Hon, aghihit the

of Hukbalahap armed peasants Maritime Customs, in that part. now under way. Colonel Al- showing that it proveedo

to the Ramos, special con

port from tong Kotig and false clearance. stabulary adviser to President fid not make a Declaring it is obviously im- Quirino, made the estimate 10 In the event of a false statement possible to get the world's 12,000, the Associated Press today. as to Port of Destination being 000 Jews into one country of

He reported that first responses offender is

made, legal their own, Azzam Pasha zaid a state such as the Vatican would the Government amnesty were

proceeding: "smoothly and with- Ships

Hong Kong for meet their "religious fanaticism" out a hitch." Ramos said no estl-Chinese ports must have their without

* exposing them fo

mate on the number of arms thus manifest chopped by the Hong divided loyalty--and resulting far was presented to the author-Kong Marine Department prior anti-Semitism in the countries sties. He said the procedure was to departure: this prevents cargo where they live.

for Huks to present arms to the being off-loader en route and a Constabularly and receive receipts. bogus manifest being

frat presented authorities. Customs

"Aynthing that is good, for e

subsilluted

Hong

,500,000,000 Catholics would be? Those wishing to repossess We Stated which will limit still-

good anough for $2,000,000

pons must apply other citizens

license to carry weapons.

Jews," the Arab spokesman said. - db, 205ld that while the 20-

Ramos

pact has been Further the directions in which "It can be called a Jewish stofa expires on July 18, the President goods destined for China may be

It can have delegates has.

-Israel,

day 'grace

period

Amnesty

for

already authorised a from various countries, thus rea extension until July 2 ten-day routed, and thereby facilitais -|

work of the Chinese, Marilline

·ly `representing the Jews of the

Press,

Kuova Customs, Patrol in Hong Kon world. The Jewish state as 'it is

Ecija

ron Waters by Chinese Customs now is half Arab and Jewish and

epresent the ad 2,300 Huks were ready to cruisers, which is the elignce of this is sur

supposed to represent Jaws of the

the register in Bongabon, small town that agreement, has been permit world.

ted"since "váriy" spring, the near the site of Cabanatuan prɔ- greatest fallacy and delusion the

the vincial camp. Tia Huk regimental Jewish people,con ever, get. If comar

commander. Colinel : Alexander, the Jewish Communists of Israel Sternes, known as "Stalin," ac secame a majority then it would companied by four. Huk officers, become a Communist state, not a met With Philippine Constabulary Jewish stats"-Associated Press officers to arranre details of to- and United Press

"gistration.=÷Associated Preza.:{27%

BORDER POSTS TO STOP BANDIT ENTRY

Aala ebriorate proof of their, serrent desire to on-operate. - with the ¿Chinees “authorities, thẻ Hong Kong! Police, Zako dracted: 20 "poata"? along - the': Bördar › to atóp "any attempt that might; he hande by: bandita to droed from the Chinash territory, Series of attdoke on the Canton-Kowlson Rail. The cocent serisa.af. Wayyhkys #gurred the Hwangtung "authorities: to,ianmuftioust drive against the bandi's Infestirig. the areas Glong the railway

Aha, Chilnasa Pollos have, arked krättán, by pedvanting the

T

The laws against unmani- fested cargo in Hong-Kong are Futhfamly enforced In-China'e favour. Omsiggled ✨ goods: must baj unrecorded; and undeclared commodities •and; therefore, such goods, which dannot be designated paseongers! baggage) if placed on board ships leaving Hong Kong for China, are liable to seizure.

550 Seizures

During 1947, Hong Kong Re Venue Omcore made 850 :salzuras of manifested, cargo "amounting to a declared value of about HK$10,000,000, ikk

""The enforcement of these luws lis to literests of Chilna, places A hedvy administrative burden on The Hong Kong Thforts and ke- Loris Department. As to their directiveness, informed opinion Ar that it is easier to smuggle direct from, Bad Tranciato in of Ebange

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