1948-09-09 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1948.

BESIEGED BRITONS ALLOWED TO LEAVE BERLIN ASSEMBLY NOT PERMITTED

Students Return To China

Bangkok, September 8. As a result of the Siamese Government's action -closing

Chinese middle schools through- but the kingdom, thousands of The students are going back to Consulate Chino, the Chinese

here reported.

It estimated that 4,000 students have left so far, most of them going to Kwangtung others to Hong Kong and Tation.

The

students arc obtaining special permits exempting them from conscription In China.

The exodus is expected In con-

TO RETURN

Berlin, September 7.-

The British, French and United States liaison of ficers and six press correspondents who had boon "besieged" in Berlin's City Assembly Hall for nearly 24 hours were told tonight by Russian sector police that they could leave but would not be allowed to return. officers had been isolated in the building with 20 Western sector policeman after yes: terday's Communist-inspired demonstrations which came to a climax with the flight of the City Assembly to the British Zone and the forcible arrest of some of the Western police by their Russian-apposite numbers,

The Western police had been the Students Hall in the British tinue for another month, as some enlisted as plainclothes order-sector, the scene of the City Ag-

the new Ministry

Protest

By China

to

Bangkok, September 7. China has protented Blam against the recent ar- resta by BlamesO police of more than 200 Chinese ·for alleged secret society HO tivity:

man

con-

A Chinese Embassy spakes! here, announcing this today, said that no Chinese anoret society operated any. where In Blam. The Em- bassy had received no. firmation of reports that the Chinese Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang Shih-chlch, was plan. ning ■ brief stop in Sang- kok on hie way to Parts for the United Nations Asiém- bly, opening on Beptember 21Router. ^

GLADWYN JEBB RETURNS

Hungary Executes High Officials For Espionage

Budapest, September 7. The Ministry of Justice announced that two high- placed officials were executed this morning for espionage for a "Western power."

Silence. had been maintained The communique was the first information published about the case throughout The blocked off by about the case. It revealed courtroom was that five men had been tried strong police guards and

normally well-informed and convicted on August 28, at encials had no inking what was

going on United Press.

in closed session of the People's Court, on charges of high! treason.

"con-

Coloured

People Protest

even Court

Port Elizabeth,

September 7.

A former member of the Army General Staff, Colonal Pal Had- vany, and Elemer Loyasz, high- ranking railway official, were kentenced to death for tinuously committing high trea- son" and were executed today.

A third defendant, and/Lt. Sandor Szaszi, was sentenced

crá to life imprisonment. Imre Gallay, identified only as clerk, receiv- ed. 15 yenru and lat/Lt. Zoltan Csepe was sentenced to one year.

sald The brief communique

Mr. Paul Sauer, Minister of the political police uncovered an Transport, today described the espionage ring, led by Hadvany coloured demonstration at a und Lovasz, the service of A

Capetown suburban station on London, September 7. Western Do The Socialist Unity Party had

Gladwyn Jebb, British Foreign I said all five accused appealed Sunday as propaganda and an that is reonice official and choirman of the against the

original Informed Dr. Suhr

sentences action with Communist back- would not attend presentatives tonight's meeling unless it were Western European Alliance Com and a second trial was held on ing. held at the City Hall in the Rus-mission in London, returned to September 4 at the supreme Peo-

with ple's Court, where the lower Hundreds of coloured men and ⚫ion

scator, "the legal meeting Britain today after talks

and sentences women, demonstrated in front of place for the City Elders." ADN, diplomatie and defence chiefs in Court's verdict were confirmed.

coaches marked "for Europeans Washington. The Soviet-licensed news agency,

The communique concluded: only, "after" attending a mess

to protest against "An appeal for reported.

ment's decision, Hadvany jected."

Not To Attend

sembly meeting last night. schools in China stʊ not open unes to curb demonstrations.

The reason for calling the til October

One of the British Haison of-

meating was no known. but it After the organisation of a new

fleers said that he refused to ac-was assumed to be connected with Siamese Government following

sector police the fixing of a date for the next Jast

coup. pt the Russian November's political

The of Education French uker said thai

ider to quit the City Hall,

Rugging meeting of the City Assembly. forced the closing of virtually all sector police officer had told his Tf the 2,000 Chinese schools rubordinates: "Nobody is to enter Stom. Most primary schools since have been allowed to re- this building except

a dozen open but not middle schools-lead bodies."

This afternoon, kuif Associated Presa.

Soviet sector police patrolled the street in front of the building and tour mere were posted in the

Scottish

Crop Prospects

over your

main doorway, scrutinising very carefully the papers of everyone who left the building.

Other police watched the back

of the bullding 10 cut of any attempt at escape.

Commandants Meet

1

A number of German "Was. tern" politiciane have delibe- rately tried to worsen the Der lin crief in the past few days In the hope of wreaking the present Edinburgh, September 7. The three Western Command-

negotiations between General the four Military Governors, Despite floods and their ants of Bertin. Major

Allied political same Western problems, Scotland will have a E.O. Herbert (Britain), Colonel

observers Howley (United States)

suggested here to better return of grain per nere Frank

General Jeun Geneval

day. than any other country in the world, Mr. David Lowe, Chair man of the National Farmers' Union in Scotland, said here today.

that form

Mr. Lowe declared workers were giving 100 per cent support to formers in their efforla to get in the harvest as quiekty us_possible.

Referring to flood damage. Mr. Lowe said the Treasury had In- timated that everything practi-; cable would be done to help farmers in the physical redemp tion of their land.

and (France) held a special meeting

this

sector.

morning in the American

•

American afternoon

were

oMcial A entor aald

this

that the Americanę

Inciined pince at least part of the blame Da Dr. Fer-

тот

torn

to

who intro-

It was pointed out that Wes- -tern-licensed newspapers had lately rapeatedly emphasised that

form

com. of any

Aussians on promise with the the Berțin currency, question was equivalent to an abandon. ment of the city by the Western'

He will report to the Forelg Secretary, Ernest Bevin on Wed- nesday.Associated Press.

clemency and Lovasz was re-

PALESTINE REFUGEES: AGREEMENT REACHED

London, September 7. Count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations Palestine Pasha, Secretary- Mediator, and Ázxam

General of the Arab League, reached a general agreement on the problem of Palestine ro- fugees after a 90-minute meeting in Cairo.

for the situation dinand Friedensburg, the De.

Allies. puty Lord Mayor, duced the Western sector

This was announced by Azzam The communique said that the -Policemen

Fearing that such a compromise Russian the Inte stetor, knowing that the Wre was near, some politicians had Pasha before the second meeting Arab activities were on a large Folitical scale and that Jewish positions on Governmente decided to take advantage of the of the Arab League Military would be unable to afford them Communist attacks upon the City Committee, which was also being the southern perimeter of the Administration to transfer the attended by the Palestine Media-Holy City were attacked with

and mortars. the proper protection.

automatic weapons and to the Western tor. Litke, Herr-Kari

the Berlin City Assembly Some good rich land was HOW

Bernadotte said in Calro Count under three to six feet of boulders Communist. leader, told the press sectors and therefore virtually

that he was fully In Jerusalem, the biggest are carlier today Socialist Unity split hic administration of the up since the truce began in the satisfied for the moment with the and rubbish. Where economically today that the practicable, the debris would be Party had no intention of setting city, these observers thought.

Holy City shattered dawn truce situation in Palestine.

**Even the situation in Jeru- cleared but in several areas the up a separate City Administra-

William calm today when Jews and Arabs Meanwhile Colonel

was a big headacho, land could not be rehabilitated.tion.

palem, which was "We do not want to break up Babcock, the Deputy American pounded each others positions.

An A Reuter.

Arab Legion and Major L

communique is now calm, and during my talks the present City Administration. Commandant, We hope the City Assembly will Daviszon, the American senior from Amman, Transjordon capi- with the Transjordan Minister of tal, said that Jawa violated National Defence,, I received ¤à- decide lo hold its next meeting liaison officer at the City is the truce by mortaring and firing aurances that Arab Legion units in the City Hall.

arrested by the Russians

the Mount will be withdrawn from Mount "As long as the City Assembly tonight when they attempted to on Arab positions in

Zion, Abutor, Jaffa Gate, Bileam Zion. continues to meet in the Western approach the City Hall by car.

"I think we can now look for- sectors," he added, "the Socialist Their car was escorted past the and Surbaher districts.

One Arab Legionary was killed, ward to a peaceful period in the Arab ir Holy City."

Steel Tö Make Jap Exports

were

sund

Unity Party will not participate." Hell by Russian jeeps and taken

ere one wounded and two

"Peaceful".

Yesterday's demonstration

Inmander Kotikov. the Russian

the City Hall had been "perfect- by peaceful", he declared.

the

to Russian headquarters. There

The Count was speaking at à they were released after establi-regulars wounded,

press conference two hours be shing their identity. They de

Arabs Blamed fore attending tonight's second to see Major General

meeting of the Arab League Poll- Tokyo, September 7.

were escorted An Israeli communique blamed tical Committee and before he re- Any Commandant, but Allied officials were reported

the Arabs for the truce violation, ceived news of today's flareup in today to be planning to allow insidents which might have oc-out of the Soviet sector.

Major Davisson had left the saying that Israelt guns and mor- the Holy City.

Count Bernadotte denied the the Japanese the use of 95,000 curred were the work of in-Hail earlier and his return-with tors attacked Arab positions in a

had submitted 30-minute Lons of steel during the Octo- chief makers.

Colonel Babcock accompanying fierce

barrage after reports that he Dr. Johannes Stumma, the ber-December period for the

Western sector

police president, him-had been long overdue. Arab Legion forces had opened new proposals to settle the Pales-

tine problem.Reuter. manufacture of export items.

the Immediate Reuter. A SCAP foreign trade source today demanded

50,000 tons release, of 20 Western policemen 'said approximaicly

be used for the production of who were arrested inside the Hail capital goods and equipment al- last night and taken away hand- ready committed. The remainder cuffed.

will

piping,

The Governors' meeting today, will be sold as fabricated steel

-lasting six hours, was their longest products or as rolled

steel pro- ducts, including conduit

so far. The four Governors began their seventh meeting in the reinforcing bars, wire and

Oficials noted

that Allied Control building at 4.00 Imports-of iron ore, cooking coal pm local time and left at 10.00 and pig Iron have been greatly in- p.m. creased during theo

months.

past

Bix General Clay told newsmen Commodities manufac- that another meeting would take. tured from these materials, they place but that the time has not said, will help All the demand for been fixed.

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