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ISRAEL'S REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION BY UN OF PALESTINE CRISIS

Egyptians Prepared For Peace

Cairo, January 11. High cireles report that Egypt and the Lebanon are prepareti to make a separate peace with Isract during the Rhodes con- ference.

Loke Success, January 11.

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Israel asked the Security Council today to investi- gåte, under Article 34 of the United Nations Charter, the situation between 'Britain, and lúradi. Continuance of the situation is likely to endanger -the maintenance of international peace and

security, Israel says.

The request is contained in a lofter from Mr. Aubrey

Eban, Israeli' representative to the United Na tions, to Genuial. A. G. L. McNaughton, of Canada, this month's President of the Security Council.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1949.

TO RESIGN

BEVIN OFFER PADRE ASKS KING TO STOP HANGING OF A MURDERESS

London, January 12.

A Foreign Offico spokesman tonight emphatically dented a report from Tel Aviv sources that Mr. Ernest Bevin, Foraign Minlater, had offered his rea signation and that the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee. had refused to accept t Router.

Talks On Defence In Brussels

Brussels, January 11. Ministers of the live. Brus sels Fact Power-Britain, France, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg-will meet here) on Friday and Saturday,

Mr Eban released the text of 1 Mr., Elain said the British mili- The fat wastingent of Agypt-¦ the inter at a press conference, lary, niwal and alr demonstra- Jan undilury oficer Tu jaye He said he had receivedl na hu- tion took place in an artifleks!

The agenda of the Minister for Whish tirlay, to be follow-tructions from Tel Aviv to reek troosphere of mounding crisis, meeling is being kept secret, but od rametly by prishent mannstævns in urgent mirsting of the Coun- nccompanied by a bellicose news-political observers believe that

eil, as a feeh reported from † paper campaign,

discussion will include: Palesting

u itu Kryptum team

Persa tent reports say that the chance pepresentatives may disrit. Latij United Nations stepenes, the question of Jewish evacuation at køkursine territory, The Jew Have bren holding sheeral Llanese villages for the

parf dry week!

the

The

draw

report Lebanon are

Immediate

Asked whether Isrnel is de-

He will ask for an interviewmanding any speelfle action on

1. A review of Western Union with General MicNaughton today the complaint, Mr. Eban replied, defence plans in the Hight of the in an attempt to bring the tutter "We are suggesting that the proposed wider North Allantle before the Cannell.

Council should investigate. All Pact. we are asking at this stage is n (process of discussion and investi-

gation.

A Threat

ter

General

Both the Secretary of the United Nations and the United States Government Inve shown a desire for a relaxation

London, January 11. The Reverend Austin Lée, of Kownsłow, Middlesex,

has appealed to thờ King and Queën by telo- gram to stop tomorrow's Hanging of Margarot Allon, 42-year-old murdafots, whö drötzes like a man. Allen, who claims to have changed her sex through an operation, battered to death, a 68-year-old widowed neighbour with a hammer.

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Allen told the court that the [through whất might be her tast act was committed, at * mo-day of life, & srcand appeal for ment when she was craving for her reptieve was rejected. a cigarette.

The Reverend Lee also set a telegram to the Chief Warder of the prison,

He said today that he in pin- cerns with the mental effects on the people who have to per- form the execution.

The Home Seyretary, Mr. Jminės Ciuiter de, wrote to Mr., G., II. Walker, Labour Member, of Par- Ilament. who opposes capital punishment, that after enquiring into Allen's mental condition o finds no ground to interfere with the course of justice,

A former newspaper reporter and alveraftsman the Roynt Mr. Walker Immediately wirest Air Force, the padre stated: "Kryja (nal plea for her Ufe.--Reuter, protext has nothing to do with the mental condition of thu wotnan.

"There are ut present tíma warders tu mental hospitals put there as a result of living to

Alcinte at langhigs

"it is disgraceful and horri ble that men and women should have 16 drag other

Витан beings to the scaffold. "It is monstrous that a Labour Government should be the first to hang a woman since 1030,"

2. The supply of British tr planes to other Union countries. 3. Further standardisation arms and equipment in relation to the possibility vt increased supplies from the United States. The Ministers two carlier

September Intress Allen--her hair still closely {emapped-was smoking incessantly

Mr. Elan's Jetter

refers British rullitary.

anval and air movements in the Eastern Medi- terrafienti

and says:

"Since

no British territories or interests in that Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean are in

considering a

threatened, t is SII- separate race with the Jewsy way

Drult to assume that these moves protest nå

are designed ev elusively fent!

of the present tenshm We sp-meetings were held last April in fo defensive purposes,

proved of those efforts. We think London and last Amman repsats said & Govern come to our notice that the Blo

The tetter also atteses it has our complaint is likely to lead Paris.--Reuter ment spokesman angry led that

a relaxation of this tension fireispon to negotiate directlytish military preparations include and not to heightening of it."

recent marioeuvres held in Tri- of

politania, which were based on simulated landing on the coast of Israel.”

iram Transjordan.

with the Jiosk

Is Violat

Arab Langgate policy. Transjor start hus met been informed in advice of such a move, he said,

- United Prest

EMPIRE YOUTH SUNDAY FIXED

London, January 11.

1

King George has approved that the date of Empire Youth Sunday shall be Axed perman- ently as the Sunday after As-- cension Day, which falls this year on May 20

that, in an age

material

con-

Me. Eban salɗ it difficult to bellave that the forces as sembled by great power around the boundaries of a State are for defensive

·

Mr. Eban ued his dentunein- tion of Britain in a room at the

purposes. United Nations Bendquarters,

He declared that the attitutie picked

with press corres of British officials hus been to pontent. The

youthful-lankin conjure up the delegate, an officer in the British eingh with forces in the last calmly but with emphasis about and por

possibility of a Israeli forcek. 1.

While the former bus condue-

Pope's Prayer For King George

Vatican City, January 11.

war, spoke added: "It is at least a threat of The Pope prayed God's blessing on “The King, The

armed conflict-which

the tension which, he sold, Bri-would like to avoid." tain bed fomented.

In

Grave Concern

everyonb

Meanwhile the British Govern- ment declared in A prepared statement last night that world

| peace is gravely threatened by * precice British accent, Palestine developments. Mr. Eban read the letter which,

A British Foreign Office state-

he said, he had despatched tonent warned that

towards

the the

the Security

Great Restraint

Royal House, His Majesty's Government and the entire people" today when he received a visiting British parliamentary delegation,

Repair Work

On Shameen

Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown. Speaker of the House of Com- mons, leads the delegution.

to

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"JEWS' HORROR" HANGS HIMSELF

Hamburg, January 17. Former SS Major Lindner hanged himself, on Sunday at Fallingbostel, the German in- ternment camp near Celle, at- ter being told by the British

camp authorities he would be extradited to Poland for trial as a war criminal/

This is the fifth suicide within the last three months in this camp, which holds German war criminals for extradition to for- eign countries.

Lindner, who had been Com- missioner for Jewish Affairs in Silesin durinit tho war. Wan charged with responsibility selecting Jews for gas chambere in Auschwitz concentration camp. to Snésia, he was generóily cafted the "Jews' horror."-- Reuter.

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U.S. ADVISER ON GRAVE CHARGES the President of the Security Counell hat been losing control

Frankfurt, January 11. Council a short time before.

The Pope said: "We are glac of events and said it has reason

Samuel Wahrhafting, 31, of It said: "I Announcing this foulay,

an instructed toto fear new Jewish violations of

that your parliamentary New York, $7,000-per-year politi Elton, Chai man of the Empire the grave concern

Lord convey to the Security Counch U.N. cense ire orders in the Holy

delegation is composed of mem-cal adviser to the American Mil- ̧ of the Goy- Land area.

burs of different parties, indica-tary Government In Germany, Youth Sunday Committee, wrote fernment of Israel at the men- in lis nunun inport on the celes facing nttitude adopted by

ting your realllness to learn from left for the United Staten forlay Canton, January 12. others and profit by the exchange on orders of the Army Secretary, brations

United Kingdons

Some of Shameen's more jor The statement suld violations

experience.

Royall, to face ekargos Kenneth "You have realisedi State of Israel. મા

may be contemplater! in Jeru-wasted miniature thoroughfares is goodi

that the of political disloyalty. clorinated by

ΟΙ "The military, naval, aerial salem elsewhere against are undergoing an overhaul, the time is past for individuals, or- The AMG Personnel Officer in siderations, your role of all and political measures which the Transjurdian or Iraqi forces. first since the end of Worldganisations nhu intions to live in Berlin, Colonel James Duke, said

"it is of paramount impor-War II.

(complete isolation.

the nature of the charge will re- tance that this (Security Coun.

main secret until Wahrhafting is cil) authority should be re-

"Knowledge and eyinipaine-given a hearing In Washington- The pathways being reconstruct- established without delay and am of the

tic understanding are caestial United Press. noment in the

conditions to break down the maintained until a final settle former French concession sector.

barriers and prejudices which ment is reached," the state. Their condition, and thos of

divide peoples and cause bitter others within Shumren deteriorat

strikke. the Foreign Office declined ed rapidly after the reoccupation unmediate comment

when

"Among the novel heavy trucks, cara and Jewish charge

of your to the Security used "ronds" that are no

parliamentary system, Contell that Britain is displaying than pavements while former ten-which has stood the test of cen- a menating attitude toward the min currits along the Central uribs, this mutinl interchange Jewish state,

Avenue were converted into motor freedom

of ideas lakes

of place with It declared, however, that Bri-pools. To protect life and to con-

of speech: when this freedom tain proposes to use the greatest serve the roadways the unthorities

Is exercised iri an t- restraint to vold endangerian aventually prohibited ears of any mosphere of understanditig with the success of the impending kind on Shamees and to make an due respect for justice and truth Egyptian-Israeli armistice talks priginally disregarded order effec-and, under the guidance of on ni Khocles.--Reuter and Asso- tive they did away with the only partial judge, the benent to a ciated Press.

motor drive leading into the Island.

classes, many of whom have not Unitext Kingdom has taken in re had the benef

religious ten days appear likely to upbringing, should on one Sun-danger the maintenance of inter- day in the yem he faced with national peace and security and The challenge of Christauity in

to widen the limits

of a local reintions fr teis responsibilty conlllet which night otherwise us citizens of the Empire."teu respond to the processes of un-

prejudiced negotiations."

jer.

Rumours Of New Canton Currency

Conton, January 12.

Rumours of a special currency for Kwangtung have flared up again as they consistently did throughout 1948.

Some linancial sources, point- introduction of special South

nient

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CHILDREN paired, the old spacious Canton New York, January 12 on an extensive cont Club, habitated again, is putting The United Nations Interna

of paint, tional Children's Emergency Fund new tennis club has beori | announced today that it' Ik send- to Greted

IN EUROPE

Geneva, January 11.. Influenza is spreading in Eut ing to continued Inflation, pré- East Chính Issue backed by gold jope and has reached epidemic dict that such a' currenty' must bullion and foreign currencies proportions in Holland, accordi butit on grounds along the watering. 100,000 blankets

The same financial sources The WHO reports, however, front where additional concrete where 200,000 child refugees in

eventually be introduced if and convertible at any time. present conditions persist and

if Kwangtung hopes to

industrially

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* SPEED * COMFORT * SAFETY

is the World Health Organisation.

that it Arcas primarily is of a mild form and there tennis courts are also being old; the North are reported to be in

new currency His no

caune for alarm. In the Router. are Kwangtung. Taiwan and Netherland flu reached epidemic Fukien with Kwangxi as a pos- proportions in the Southern pro- sible candidate.

vinces and problem, It is

panumonia cases of affects poi

The possibility Duly

of a separate deaths inve been reported.- South currency for these areas is said United Fress.

be great

financially,

economically sound.

This currency

pointed

oul. Kwangtung but

Eastern provinces as well,

In relation to the circulation

to be

It is pointed out that if the

of new money two steps are present "penice, offensive" breaks

thought possible:

Reforming the Taiwan

CUT-

down and the elvil war continues

which eventuality w-1!1

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reney to make it the currency doubtedly mean a further de

MINES WASHED

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Moscow, Jatiuary 12.

Soviet Navy mine experts havo

for South East China as a whole,erioration in the Gold Yuan-it exploded a nest of minor washed

Ar

in a possibility

that may well up on the Northern shores of the Retention of the Taiwan money interfälle sooner than expected. Sovet Union, the newspaper "Red au localised currency plus the -Reuter,

Fleet" reported.-Ankočiated Press,

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