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SHELLFIRE IN JERUSALEM Arab Legion Replies To Jewish Bombardment

British Captives In Hands Of Irgun

London, July 11.

Artillory of the Transjordan Arab Legion today opened a barrago on Jewish positions in Jaru- salom in retaliation for the heavy Jowish mor- taring of the Arab-hold Old City yostorday. As fighting became a grim reality, shells set fire to the Notre Dame hospice from where Jews poured mortar and small arms fire into the Old.

·City.

Small fires were started in other Jewish arcas,

As fighting in Palestine was In its second day today after the expiry of the uneasy four- week truce, Jewish forces in the north have pressed Into the Western Galilee foothills, cust of Acre, and have captured

four Arab villages.

North of Jenin, the Jews have halted an Arab alvance towards the Jewish-held heights of Bilbao mountains.

the

The Syrians have captured the Kettlement of Ayelet Hashpor, near Lake Hula, but the Jews claimed to have advanced against the Arab bridgehead across the River Jordan.

On the central front, the Jews yesterday

erday captured

Britain, In the meantime, has brought the kidnapping to the notice of the Security Council and of Count Folke Bernadotte, the United Nations mediator-- Reuter.

Britannia's Rule

London, July 11. Captain Roy Jackson, after 47 years at sea, today was con vinced that the best way man a ship is with women.

'to

He is searching Britain for six Lydda air-ablebodled seawomen, a cook and port, biggest in Palestine. They first mate to run bis 240-ton also occupied the Arab village of schooner "I'm Alone," Yehudich, north_of_Lydda, and have freed the Jewish settlement of Ben Shemen.

Duke Ellington

Banned

The

band

London, July 11, famous dance leader, Duke Ellington, 'was today barred from appearing In Nottingham's main concart hall next week-end.

The reason was objection om the Church authorities. from

The hall Is used as a Church on Sundaya.

GROMYKO GIRDING FOR ACTION

Lake Success, July 11. Count Folke Bernadoito's arrival in Lake Success is ex- pected to touch off a slashing Russian attack on his activities as United Nations mediator in Palestine,

Reverend Frank T. Coppia. atone, minister of the Albert Halt Mission said: “This in' no. Russia's Alexandrei Gromyko Judgment on Mr. Ellington's has already declared before the performance, but we have to Security Council that the Pales- exercise discretion.

tine mediator exceeded his We alm

au- to let the halt bo

be used for thority in laying a new peace high class concerts."

plan before Jews and Araba.

Mr. Ellington sald: "I have played in Church hallo all over the United States and have every respect and ro verence for anyone's religious ballefe, but it is nonsensa to. auggest my muale is in any Way Irreligious." United Pross

LORD 'ASHBOURNE'S NEW POST

London, July 11.

accused Count Gromyko also Fernadotte of trying to sabotage the United Nations decision to partition the Holy Land,

Interest at Lake Success prin- what Count cipally focused on Bernadotte will have to say about his private 'talks with. King Ab- dullah of Trans-Jordan, which he has said were encouraging.

A formal call for a Security Council meeting is being held up pending Count Bernadotte's

Count Bernadotte hopes to rival.

tho

week.-Associated

The Admiralty announced on return to the Middle East by the

of Press. Sunday night the appointment of end Rear Admiral Lord Ashbourne to be United Kingdom naval repro- Military Statt sentative on the

United Na- Committee of the ແຈກ..

His appointment le effective He succeeds Rear next month. Admiral W. R. Slayler.

Lord Ashbourne, 47-year-old,

He ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting on is submarine speciallat,

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Jackson said: "I saw the Wrens in action during the war and they Israel! forces. have made were so eficient that I am con- "slight advances in an attack onvinced Britannia rules the waves. Mount Scopus." u Tel Aviv com- Women will work harder, be more munique disclosed today.

efficient and set sail quicker than On the southern front in the men" Palestine war. the Egyptians Mrs. Jackson turned down the claim the Jews have occupied job of first mate to keep on with two villages while the truce was her dancing classes, but she said stili in effect. The Egyptians she wouldn't worry about the Cross for have recaptured one of the vil-captain's crew. "I'm Alone meant assault

Press. Inges and have occupied the two Just that."United Press.. villages of Koukoba and Huleikat. Settlements Evacuated

Last night, the Jews disclosed their evacuation of Kfar and Darom, seitlements which hod been surrounded by the Egypt- ians for several weeks.

Irgun Zval Leum!, the Jawish terrorist organisation, mean. while said today it would, "try" the five kidnapped Britons on "eriobs chargon."

The

MARSHAL TITO WAS AMBITIOUS

London, July 11.

Britons, meints of the Two London newspapers said today that Marshal

Jerusalem Electric Corporation,

were taken by terrorists on Tues-

day from a building flying the

United Nations flag.

An Irgun statement in Jeru- salem

probably be held in Tel Aviv.

STAR

Tito was thrown out of the Cominform because he wanted Stalin's job as leader of the Com- munist movement.

said the "tring" would Both newspapers-the "People" and the "Sunday Dispatch" claimed their stories were bosed on "inside" information. The "People." under aj Communist world from Moscow,"

said Vienna dateline.

that The "Sunday Dispatch" sald: Marshal Tito had been "plot-Stalin, they argued, is in poor ting" to become Stalin's suc-health and may not live

much longer. Marshal Tito is the About a year ago, the news-only possible rival for the inter-

national Communist leadership, paper

information said, this

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The "Sunday Dispatch" dip ber 1 man which would shift the lomatic correspondent said that centre of the international Com

account

of the sensational | munist control from Moscow Stalin-Tito rift was based on Belgrade? "information from an unim- "So It decided to discredit Marshal Tito," the "Sunday Dis- Cominform attack on the patch", asserted. Stalin was dis- Marshal Tito set-up in pleased by Marshal Tito's plans of for a Balkan confederation, his Yugoslavia was the outcome Lear on the part of the 18 men

stand

on Trieste and his ambi- of the Kremlin

which that Marshal tions toward Macedonia Tito might eventually smatch greatly hampered the Grook

cadership of the International Communists.—United Press.

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READING A SINGLETON as letting South know how ably IT IS EASY sometimes to he supported the rebid

trump know that your partner has led mult. It was about the only slam a singleton against the other fel-invitation South could have ac

had low's suit contract. If you see all cepted agundly, since be cards lower than his, you know given ample indication of his he has not a doubleton or treble-strength by jumping on his third ton, from which he should lead turn after having passed on his the top. If the declarer follows first and given a minimum 1- sult to the trick, your partner over-1 on his second. could not have led fourth- The well-reached contract

1

best unless a total of three other should have panned out. But for cards remain out of sight to tune was not with the deserving you. If only two are missing, you this time. can be sure. the declarer has West, led his diamond 5, and them both and your partner no East promptly put his mind to

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