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VOL. 1. NO. 16

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1946.

In Jerusalem Inspector Shot

RED CAPITAL THREATENED British Police BY GOVERNMENT ADVANCE Offensive Launched By Greek Leftists? Burglar Takes Communists On Fringe Of Yeman Pocket

Preparing For Another Long

March To Safe Spot?

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Nanking, Oct. 17.-Indications that major mili. tary activity may shortly centre around the Com- munist political capital, Yenan, were seen to-day in the official Central News reports claiming that the Communists have launched an offensive in northern Shensi against Government-held cities the northern fringe of the Communist Yenan pocket.

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The official version claimed the Communists were attacking Chinchuan and Hengshan, respectively 93 and 94 miles north-west and north-east of Yenan, near the Shensi- Sulyuan border.

Military observers great significance to this report which might mean one of two things:

Com- hours

attach, Other attacks also are reported

to have been made by the munists during the past 40 along the Peiping-Tientsin section "f Thr Peiping-Mukden

(1) A Communist attempt to break units

out of geographically and militarlly isolated Yenan by opening a path for another Communist long marel" to a safe spot;

propaganda (2) Government keret?) for an impending drive on Yenan, or an altempt to exert pres- to force Kure on the Communists them into acceptance of the Govern- ment offer

It will be recalled that Nationalist papers recently carried ocensional reports of Communist attacks Sm northern Shena which is the usual Government propaganda buildup before launching the attacks:

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Protest To UNO Duchess Of

Athens, Oct. 17.-The Central) Committee of the Left-wing or ganisation EAM to-night sent aj protest to the United Nations against the British, military "occupation" and that it describ- ed as British interference in the internal affairs of Greeco.

A Ukrainian complaint to the United Nations Security Couneli that the presence of British troops in Greece threatened the peace of the mamman

AIR LINER TRAGEDY

IN WYOMING

Laramie, Wyoming, Oct. 17— The crew of three and ten pas- sengers were Idiled when passenger plane crashed three miles west of here during blinding snowstorm, it was re- ported to-day.. The crash took place as the plane came in to land.

Tho plane was a chartered passenger plate operated by a private airline-Reuter.

Windsor's

Jewel Case

Jerusalem, Oct. 17 (UP).—A British police inspector was shot and seriously wounded to-night in the centre of Jerusalem. The attackers, believed to have been members of the terrorist Stern Gang, escaped after the inspec- tor fired three times at them.

Earlier in Telaviv, scores of youths attacked a group of Com- munists who had called upon Palestine Jews to abandon the polley of violence.

Sunningdale, Oct. 17.-While Several pamphlet bombs explod- special Scotland Yard men kept cd in Telaviv during the evening.

Journalist Threatened guard, priceless jewels belonging

London; · Oct 17 -The British to the Duchess of Windsor were Exchange Telegraph News Agency stolen by a cat burglar from to-day published a despatch Ednam Lodge, the Earl of Dud-s Jerusalem correspondent George Joy's home, where the Duke and DO KAS IESITZTEN Duchess are staying.

The robbery, daringly carried out } and the work of an expert, öccurred while the Duke was visiting the The King at Buckingham Palace, thief climbed a drainpipe and enter- ed by a window.

The discovery was made by the Duchess. She went to her room, found her jewel case missing and after searching for it informed the Duke..

The house was searched and then. at the Duke's request, Scotland Yard were told.

from

WANCHAI STILL OUT OF BOUNDS

The following official statement Was issued this morning in respect of yesterday's nouncement from Army Head- quarters on the Wanetist Area: The Wanchai district is still out of bounds to all troops, The lifting of the ban on cer tain areas in it does not come Into effect until November 1.

GLABRERABILIMORALIENENATAANEMANNAROQU

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The Duchess of Windsor's jewels Maranz, announcing that he had were valued at £250,000—two years | been expelled Ironi Palestine rallway. Balkans was rejected by the Coun- ogo. To-day, they are worth more. "under threats of the Haganah's to the World Daily the cil last month.

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She has complete sets of blue sap- gunmen." Yangtsun The Moscow radio commentator phires, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, station, 15 miles north-west of Michailovasserted in a broadcast to- topaz and onyx-a set for each day Yemenite girl,

A young man, accompanied by Tientsin but were repelled by the night that the

called

at his flat British troops in of the week. Nationalists. The newspaper

when he was alone on October 10 odda Greece were being substantially re- One of her must prized posses-

and recited to him that at almost the same hour two inforced. He also asserted that Bri-

the Hagunal's other groups of Communist guerillas Lain was supplying arms to the new slons is a diamond flare given her verdict that he had written very

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litary groups being formed by the by the Duke, which she were on her bad" on the Jews in Palestine and would not be allowed to carry on. Greek government, "whose sole aim wedding day in France

The Palestine Duthorities took was to suppress the Democratle cle- go.

the warning at its face value, a ments in Greece.' The fact that The tiara was made specially for sentor police officer saying: "They Greece was in the grip of civil war her s Paris. It has four large will assassinate you if you was due solely to Britain, Milthalloy centro diamonds and three curved on," so Maranz spent some days in

upright fingers of smaller diamonds. hiding before leaving the All are mounted

country on platinum.-- Reuter.

to-day.

He had beda in Palestine "Yeurs," he stated. Neuter.

Arabs To Call Strike

NEW PEACE OFFER MADE TO REDS

BY CHIANG

Meanwhile, semi-official papers re- port further Government successes ไท the Nationallki drive on Nanking, Oct. 17 (UP),-A Chinese Tunghwa, 120 miles east of Mukden, Government representative lett Nan- which is believed to be the prelude king to-day for Shanghal with the to a major Government drive onniest peace offer to the Communists Antung,

main Communist base in from Marshal Chlang Kai-shek. The south Manchuria through which Government envoys are expected to Communist supplies from Alanchuria arrive to-morrow.", icach China Proper.

Gen

Afore Towns Taken

were reported to have

It is believed the proposals con-

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declared-Reuter,

Leftists Kidnapped Allens, Oct. 17 (UP)-Agency. re- ports suld to-night that a Rightist band kidnapped 70 persons, believed Vrondamou In Southern Peloppene | sus.

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to be Leftists, from the village of PERSIAN CABINET

Revolution Plot

Foiled In Milan tain an offer from Chiang Kai-shek

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Plea For Reduction Of Tariffs At Trade Talks

ESSENTIAL FOR SMALL POWERS' RECOVERY

London, Oct. 17.—A minimum level of pro- tection and tariffs was essential if India and other Asiatic countries were to take their rightful place in international economic co-operation, said Mr R. K. Nehru, leader of the Indian delegation addressing the plenary session of the Preparatory Committee of the International Trade and Employment Conference in London to-day.

"It has been generally accepted," Mr Nehru said, "that industrialisation of backward countries is désirable. The less Industrially developed countries include about three-quarters of the peoples of the world, and it is essential för their future well-being that certain minimum level of protection and tariffs should be permitted them during the peried of development.

"This fact has not been suffi-

ciently realised by the fully de- Egyptian Premier

veloped countries, but it 19

essential if India and other In England

to take

Asiatic countrics are their real and rightful place in Internationaloco-operation."

Mr Nehru said that India was in tent on developing her industries for the sake of her vast potential do- nestle market and not for export purposes.

He accepted the American Charter as the basis for discussion and 'ex-

pressed optimism on the possibility of reochlag annat

International

agreement, but pointed out that

India was not in full agreement with the American proposals.

The leader of the Chinese delega- Bom, Mr. Wunz' King, said tariffs and trade barriers should be reduced or a balanced and equitable basis, tuk- Ing into full consideration the time necessary for recovery of war de-

vastated countries.

London, Oct. 17.-The Egyptian Prime Minister, Ismi Sidky Pasha, arrived at Poole by air this after- noen fær talks with the British For- eign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, in an effort to break the deadlock in the current negotiations for a revi- slon of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian treaty.

According to the present arrange- ments, Sidky Pasha will meet Mr Bevin in Landon to-morrow for the first of a series of discussio

·He will lunch with Mr Bevin and the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attice to-morrow and will then meet Mr Bevin again the following morn- ing..

The Egyptian Premier will be met In London by Mr Hector McNell the French Position

Minister of State. and Sir Ronald Mr Harvey Alphand, head of the Campbell the British Ambassador to French delegation, sald that for the Cairo. Lord Stansgate, head of the interim period France could not British delegation to Egypt, is indis- accept the proposed elimination of posed and will not be present quantitative control of imports:| Beuler. stating that France was dependent on imports for one-third of her coal, 98 per cent of cotton, 82 per cent of wool, 67 per cent of fats, 54

per cent of paper pulp an

and the whole

Big Four Study Of

Jerusalem, Oct. 17.-The Pates- of petroleum products necessary for Reparations Asked

Beltinia

tine Arab Higher Committed de- her industries, Mr Alphand pointed cided to-day to call the country out that most of these came from wide general strike in Palestine for countries to which France exported November 2-the 29th anniversary comparatively little. It was. there- of the Balfour Declaration.

fore, essential for France that her

Paris, Oct. 17 (UP)-A request for The Neighbouring Arab countries trade should be conducted on a the reparations problem to be pre Teheran, Oct. 17.-

The have been asked by the Higher multi-lateral and not bi-lateral scnted to the Council of Foreign Cabinet of Ghavam es Sultaneh Committed to Join the strike basis.

Ministers at' Its next meeting has Central News reports that Govern-that the "ccase fire" order will be

resigned this afternoon' accord- Beuter.

"Even allowing for credits France parations Commission, according to op been made by the Inter-Allied Re- Ing to most rellable unofficial

Talks In London

has received from. ethers," he went official communique released here to ment troops have captured Jungling Issued to Nationalist troops if the Milan, Oct. 17.-Police, raide sources here. It is believed the Colonial Secretary, Mr Creech Jones, ments it is essential for her to retain

Landon, Oct. 17. The and Shinpin, 65 and 30 miles east Communists agree to negotiate for 'to discover hidden arms in the Shah

British on. "If she is to balance her pay day. of Tunghwa. The Pence Daily re-peace.

of - Persia will order mot sepresentatives of the Jewish quantitative control over Importa. German Industrial material as repara- Despite the quick, transfer of ports that Taingho, miles north-

Milan-aren were reported to-day Ghavam to form a new Cabinet. Agency again to-day, it was authuri- otherwise the ratio east of Pensbilu: also has fallen to It is believed in Nanking that to have led to the arrest of mem- This will permit Ghavam to tatively stated here to-night. The imports is likely to be far too low. Declaration-only 72 factories within of exports totions as envisaged by the Potsdam Tu Li-ming's tropps.

this offer is rejected the Generalis bers of a secret movement in eliminate "undesirable" elements talks ure, expected to continue and Those natlans more In northern Honan the Nationallats simo

favourably the zone of occupation have been la likely to conveno the

from nu coment

official placed then France must, therefore, would Milan and Rome "staging are from his Cabinet. captured National Assembly which

scurces was available.

be ready at the same time to receive put at the disposal of the Com Telnyang, terminus of the extension meet withou: the Communists. It is volution which included the The report came

within

Well-informed

mission. a few

quarters believe the our exports and those of other military operations occupation of all ministerial; hours of the announcement of the line from the Peiping-Hankow rail-expected

agus countries in the same position and significant number only sufficient dc- The communique said: "Of this nan put feet. discussed Was way, branching off from Hsinhslang, would be intensified.

buildings and Government agreement between

to the Persian Jewish 1970SE'S The Defence Ministry announced

Are The 17 to must limit their own imports."

the fact that such coun- tiled information to make distribu- to-night that Government

Third Party Request troops

offices."

Government and the tribesmen. in Jewish immigration into Palestins tries

sefule the 1. estine contere.ce' **•

Supporting Mr Nehru's speech, Mr ton of 37 factories has been furnish- have occupied Suitung, 110 miles

The police are said to have de- the southern province of Fars, who Ocl.

Alberto Shanghai,

17 (UP). The

Alvarez, Cuban Minister from Chilfeng in northern Jehol.

Leftist evening paper, Lien Ho Jih tained among others, former German demanded treatment similar to the sumed on December 16,

Azerbaijan.

So far it is blieved Britain has not for Economic Affairs, reiterated the

min Sultang was the Communists' major Pao, claimed to-day that the third

agreed to these proposals.-Reuter. need for tariff protection for those Faloway for their troops inside

GOC Going On Leave

countries wishing to expand their tho

Communist party leaders have requested Gen quantities of firearms including mor- One of the demands Great Wall to dominated south-west Linopel pro-

Marshall and Ambassador Leightona and a secret radio transmitter. tribesmen was that representatives Two weeks ago arrests by the Poll-of the Leftist Tudch parties should

Thi Stuart to come to Shanghai to join tical Police at Mestre, a suburb of be removed from the Cabinet. In the efforts to settle the political Venice, were reported to have nipped though this was not occupation of the town has deadlock. completely cut off the Communists

in the bud a supposed Fascist attempt eleven points of agreement in the areas south and north of The paper said the third party re- to seize power,--Reuter."

nounced to-day.-Reuter. Koilu which ca 15 miles north-quest was forwarded to the US. cast of Sulturig.

medators through the Democratie Latest Information from Mukden League leader, Liang Shou-min. sald the Communists are poised for

vince.

The

Hallways Cut

the

a full dress offensive on Szepingkai. Top ranking Government negotia- A considerable force of Communist tora Wu Teh-chen and Shpo Li-ize In arrived in Shanghai by plane this troops is reported massing Paichengtas, about 95, miles north-afternoon to contact the third party leaders and then the Communists on west of Szeplngkai..

the intest Chiang Kai-shek peace offer

Issuance of

of cease- Are.

the Communists agree to resume army and governmbat re-. organisation discussions and particl of con-

pato In the National Assembly,

aides Bald conferences were Wu's

provided the I

The Pelping-Mukden Railway res mained cut for the third conrecu- tive day between. Tsingtao and Chintvangtoo as a result Unuing attacks by the Communists who were reported to be attempting not yet scheduled, and observers be- to cut off supplies going to Govern- ment troops in Manchuria underleved the Government representa-

soldiers and to have discovered large northern province of of the Fars

111-

[ed."

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STOP PRESS

JAP GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG TO DIE

Jerusalem, Oct. 17-Lieut-Gen Sir Industrieches of both the Indianr} Evelyn Barker, General Officer Com- themanding British troops in Palest full employment was not enough.

and Cuban delegates emphasised that! and Transjordan, is leaving Pales both agricultural and industrial tine for Britain on October 24 on 201 leave, it was officially announced to workers must be employed at wages

which would give them any,

ever in- During his absence the command-creasingly higher standard gf living will be taken over by- Maj-Gen' R. if necessary, the wage system should N, Gale, Commanding the First Brit- and also to ensure that when com Chinese Military Court to-day sen-

worked out to

Canton, Ocl, ensure 118

17 (UP)—Tha ish Infantry Division-Reuter

modity prices were reduced it was tenced to death. Lt. Gen. Isakasu not done at the worker's expense-Tanaka C-in-C of Japanese forces Reuter.

In South China In 1938 and later Governor of Hongkong.

NAVY QUELLS MUTINY ON

BRITISH FREIGHTER

Seven Cobras Loose. On Board Freighter

Philadelphia, Oct. 17)|(UF)...= Seven deadly cobras were on the

be

WAVE OF STRIKES IN CEYLON

:

He has already been sentenced to hang by the U.S. Military Court: for authorising the execution of 14. AAF Hiers and Major David Henry Hauck, whose, plang was, shot, down", over Hongkong in 1945.

the command of Gen Tu Li-ming, lives would first contact the third the ringleaders were taken into barly said "Cereral Insu wurdination 7200 tons of raw rubber and teak-ptrices: which is now assuming the sullly, of permitting

walt of the American-trained party leaders Individually before

arranging Joint conferences.

army

has

94th Nationalist

been rushed to Tangshan, midway be-

"

atrociiles

London, Oct. 17. (UP),~A- Navy boarding party · from. the Frigate Burghead Bay quelled a mutiny on the British- owned freighter Princess en route from Argentina to Bristol with a cargo of ment, the Admiralty announced to-day. The Admiralty spokesninn sald The mese frem the boarding loose to-day, believedly hidden ju Colombo, Oct. 17 The wave of The Chinese, Court hold Tanaka abeard Princera from coloured he wood in the freighter Nicaraguan proportions of a general strike le against civilions and authorising custody by the boarding party. There has been an antault Victory which is strikebound in port seriously affecting harbour, rallway opium imports for sale. of ono officer and five ratings, up the firers. All now quiet."

cro

and power stations here, The frigate escorted the freigh-0400 tons of ment on board.

The Priures, at was reported. had.

The cobras escaped from ship-

With 2,500. harbour workers and The Chinese authorities were re- ment of, 20 loaded at Bangkolc and hundreds of municipal workers join ported. not preparing to ter, which is now four days over-

return It was reported the trouble started consigned to the Florida research Ing the ranks of the strikers this Tanaka to the US. Army for hung- due, to Harry docks at Bristol. over a protest by the dremen

foundation, When the freighter moming the total number of men ing but will exccate the Japanese, The Admiralty sald the master of working conditions. Officers were reached part 10 of the cobras had Involved in now over 10,000, all general by firing squad in Canton Following the recent mopping up Mr M. U. Razack, of Gilman and the 6.371-ton freighter Princess reported to have gone below to quiet efcaped but three were repptured daily paid workers.

as soon as the sentence is approved. Communists along the Company, died at I am, to-day, at which is under tow because of holler the men. in the boiler room. of the

near the

The wave crowa quarters.

of strikes fellows the Pelping-Mukden rollway line, it is the French Hospital at the age of trouble, asked for naval assistance The Princesa carried some passen- The ship's moster, Capt Rosénquist, | rejection by the Chief Secretary, Str authoritatively reported in milliary 39 years.

yesterday when the slip was 100 gers who were not believed to be locked himself in the stateroom and Robert Drayton, of 31 demands put quarters in Pelping that 1,000 Reds The funeral will take place at the talles south-west of Lanik End involved. The master's first message the crew quit the ship under strike forward by the Government Trado have returned dally under cover of Mohammedan

Happy The frigate reached the distressed to the Admiralty, sald "I am having (orders, leaving the cobras freedom Union Federation on behalf of the darkness.

Valley, st. 8.30 to-day.

ship before midnight, 20 miles out trouble. Request assistance,"

of the ship.

arilcers-Reuter.

tween Tientsin and Chinwongtao,

to strengthen the garrison at the HK RESIDENT DEAD Tangshan coal mines which is the main source of fuel in North China..

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