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ABDULLAH FORCED TO FIGHT

ALLEGATIONS BY CORRESPONDENT

(By Robert C, Miller)

Cyrenaica, July 24, King Abdullah of Trans Jordan, whose powerful Arab Legion was the mainstay of the Arab forces in the Palestino War, wanted to accept the United Nations poaco, but was forced to continue the war by the Arab League. This story could not be written from Amman, whence the Arab Legion went to war in the Holy City against its leaders' will.

This mild statement caused a Gabinet criela In Amman And reaulted in the killing of the story by the Chief Cankor, presumably upon Instructions from the Prime Minister..

Distrust

Ship Afire Off Norway

London, July 24.

Tho Norwegian steamer Hestamanden, 270 tons, is on fire off Langsung, southern Norway, Rccording message recalvnd here to- night.

to

The passongora have been taken ashore in life boats, the report added.-Reuter,

Siamese

Exports

Of Rice

Trans Jordan's Prime Min-ministration in their own towns, Ister, Tewfik Abu Alboda, took but should be kept from spread- an unprecedented step in re-ing all over Palestine. fusing the truce extension without even asking the King.

The King is rendy to

take ever the Amb sections of Palestine

Bangkok, July 24. and recognise the establishment

The Ministry of Commerce of a "Jewish Zone." The Palace

announced today that Slam will approved the interview given to

export approximately 1,500,000 United Press correspondent, Sam

tons of rice this year.. Souk! in the middle of June

Estimates which outlined

There is considerable anxiety perts, has been

of world, food, ex- King Abdullah's

In Trans Jordan ever the Egyptian the general world shortage, Slam that to relieve programme but the story WAL killed by the Chief Censor, who appointment of local administra-would have to reach an export

also ike Prime

Minister's tons in Egyptian-occupied Pales- quota of 2,800.000 tons. Secretary.

line and increaring distrust be- The Ministry sald an overall -King was visiting King wren the Mufl-led Husseinis

Inis export of 11,000,000 tors Was Ibn Saud of Arabia when the and King Abdullah's Hasemites, required from

rice producing pence proposals were announced. who broke into the Old City of potions to relieve the shortage He learned of Tewilk's statement Jerusalem when the Legion Com- in other areas. that "the Arabs can never accepted the Husseink Secretary of five million tons from Burma [wander, Abdullah Bey Tel recus- Quotas besides Slam's Includes Count Bernadotte's proposals"ed only after his return.

arming the Palestine Arabs to and two million and 200,000 tons Apht the Legion.

from Indochina, the The Husseinis on the other suid.Associated Press.

ها

The

Fed Up With Wor King Abdullah Immediately

bend accused King Abdullah of

being a "tool" of the British and said he is to blame because the Arabs had not marched through

Jews.

The

Ministry

Singapore

Girl-Slave Market

Singapore, July 25. Girls bought in China for the equivalent of 10 Malayan dollars are being sold in Singapore for anything up to 1,000 dollars, according to a Social Welfare Department report.

The trame was not confined to Miris Intended for prostitution but niso included those destined to be "child slaves," The demand for these had been stimulated by the much higher wages which must now be paid for domestic work- crs.

The adoption of those girls was also very common. Some girls were bought by prostitutos ""as culated to mature and provide a kind of insurance policy, cat- an Income When their polley holder herself is declining."

Girls bought for this purpose sticks." were known locally as "walking ft is illogical to condemn the daughters. The alternative may parcots in China for selling their well be death by starvation," the report added-Reuter.

TRADE PACT WITH EIRE

Sklobereen, Eire, July 24. The Eire Prime Minister, Mr.

that the recent Anglo-Eire trade 15an Francisco, July 24.

pact which would be signed short-i Ship movements: Ventura arly would greatly assist the agri- rived from the Far East, Mission cultural and industrial develop. Del Playa left for Guam, Indian ment of Eire. who Bear for Mania-Associated the Old City.-

Press.

SHIP MOVEMENTS John Costello, said here tonight

recalled Tewk from Caire and gave him a seveie tongue lash- Ing. King Abdullah 'liked the peace plan ainsa

Legion was forced to fire gave him

warningly over the heads of the more territory, Everyone I talked to in Am-Palestine irregulars who were all man was happy about the peace for massacring the Jews proposals and said they are fed up surrendered in with the

United Press, There was a lot war. of disappointment when the League Aluck. to its all or nothing programnie,

but the Arabs just shrugged their should- ers and said: "As God wille it." Being a good Arab, King Ab- dullah howed to the League, though he privately denounced the Moslem branch of fanatics

BERNADOTTE IN LEBANON

Beirut, July 24.

and their uncompromising at Answering an invitation by the Lebanese Govern-

titude which he felt almed pri- marily at weakening him,

The King approved the Unite<t Press story which sold that the Jews should have their local ad-

COMMUNIST OUTBURST

Lise

mant, Count Folko Bernadotte, United Nations Mediator in Palestino, arrived here this after- noon for talks with leading Arab officials.

the

in

and

The Irish farmers now ap. proached

with confidence the future, because' they felt that the pact had been recognised by competent authorities as the most important Anglo-Eirean trade agreement ever, signed-Router,

DEVALUATION IN- MEXICO

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He will see Secretary-Gen-Ja comparatively quiet day eral of the Arab League, Azzam |night, except for Intermittent little alarm. They interpreted Pasha,, and the. Mufti of Pal-firing Jeruzalem. estine, Haj Amine el Husseini, France-Presse.

According to Azzam Pasha, the Arab States asked the Mediator for details on the Security Coun- Rome. July 24. cil's intentions following the des- The No. 2 Italian Communiat potch of an Arab memorandum leoder, Luigi Longo, today sald on the Palestine situation. that the Communists wil

Azzam Pasha added that Every means of mass political Arab leaders more especially action at their disposal to over wanted to know facts about the throw the "Fascist totalitarian" duration of the present truce. Government of Catholic Premier

Count Bernadotte, who wil Alcide de Gasperi,

Writing in the Communist call on the President of the Ic-

Longo newspaper l'Unita,

Republic, Bechara said: banese "Workers will continue to agitate Khoury, tomorrow morning, de- in every manner and form fromclared, on his arrival, that he had ogitation to protest,--from-de-no fresh scheme for a settlement. monstration to strike, from par- of the Palestinian dispute. tial econonile strike to general

also declared that the Arab strike. If the truculence of the complaints against the Zionists borses supported by the Govern for violations of the truce were ment endanger the solidarity of all workers necessary to defend their sacrosanci rights to work and read."-United Press,

NEW FINNISH PREMIER

Helsinki, July 24. President Paasikivi received Karl August Fagerholm, Social Democratic former speaker int the Diet today, and in an hour- long, audience ordered him lo form a new Finnish Government,

-United Press.

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