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VOL. 1 NO. 18

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1946.

Injured When

DEMAND FOR DIRECT TALKS British Troops REJECTED BY TURKEY Squatters In New Jeep Hits Mine

Reply To Soviet Note Abolition Of Veto

On Dardanelles Issue

Conference Of Montreux Powers,

With America Replacing Japan, Suggested

Ankara, Oct. 20 (UP).—Turkey, in her reply to the second Soviet note on the Dardanelles, again rejected demands for direct negotiations and defence bases and, instead, suggested a conference of all the Montreux Powers, with the United States replacing Japan, to decide the future of the Straits, it was disclosed to-night.

The note concluded, “In these conditions, the Turkish Government doubts the usefulness of continuing (Soviet- Turkish) correspondence.”

The text of the Turkish reply, totalling 6,000 words, will be released at midnight.

Answering the charge that Turkey was sidestepping direct discussion of the Soviet request for defence buses in the Dordanelles- Point Five of the Soviet note of September 24-the Turkish reply sald the question had been dis- cussed lengthily, beginning with Die Molotov-Sarajoglu Laiks in 1938 and ending with the Jatest change of notes.

reply

Ex

Underground Group Arrests

In Spain

London, Oct. 20 (UP).-- suld the Turkish | Twenty-three Spanish Republic- Government felt that Soviet fears ans-all members of an under-

of

The

I aggression should be allayed by ground organisation-were ar-

the fact that United Nations forces rested in Barcelona yesterday, would ald

ald national armies to de-

the Daily Telegraph reported feat aggression from any quarter.

The reply rejected with great from Madrid to-night. detall bolli Polnis Five and Four-

Power At UNO

Premature

York State

Senate Building

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Jerusalem, Oct. 20 (UP).—A British captain and a soldier were injured-severely and two other soldiers were reported missing to-day after Jeep New York, Oct. 20-The 72 struck a mine near the Zioni colony. The Army has cordon- ex-servicemen who took posses- sion of the New York Stato ed the area.

An unconfirmed report sald an Senate building yesterday as Immigrant ship had been intercepted New York, Oct. 19. The protest against the housing near the Palestine coast to-night. Soviet Union and the United shortage, marched out to-day The military coast area was alerted States are expected to stand after squatting for 20 hours.

for the possible arrival of the ship.

The strongest military formations Tired firm for the maintenance of the

and without food

and ever to be seen in the Holy City took "Big Five" power of veto when rirarettes, because a pollee cordon up positiong lust night after military outside the bullding stopped all sup- police cars had raced through the the United Nations General

plies going in, they marched three streets Imposing Assembly hears the case of the abreast into the Executive chambers wire defences were laid down and curfew, Barbed- revisionists, led by Dr Herbert and presented the Governor, Mr Bren gun carriers were deployed

arterial roads. Mr Dewey told them "We moved their hon

homes after their Sabbath last fall with the most comprehensive strolls us a curfew hour approached. dele-housing programme in the United Meanwhile under a new law being States. New York has led all other prepared by the Lebanese Ministry of states in the Federal Government,' Justice, the buying of Zionist goods Reuter.

will b

be an offence and in some cases punishable by He Imprisonment. The new law says:

"All im

importere, buyers or dealers in Zionist goods will become liable to 15 years

the

Evatt, Australia's Foreign Mini-Thomas Dewey, with a 12-point pro-housands of Jews returned

ster, and backed by the Cuban gramme. delegation.

Among Security Counell gales, the consensus of opinion this week-end was that although the smaller.States would make a big effort, the veto powèrs would not be overthrown.

To-day, delegates from all united nations were beginning to surge into overcrowded New York for Wednesday's opening of the General Assembly. The flow of arrivals was expected to reach its climax with the berthing on Mon- day

Queen morning of the liner Elizabeth bringing among other delegates M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister.

The City of New York building on the old World's Fair se in Flushing Meadow, Long Island, is all ready for the first sitting at p.m. on Wednesday, when sident Truman will give his address of weleerde

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MacArthur's Optimistic Report On Political Progress Of Japan

Washington, Oct. 20-Indications that the Japanese people feel that they can now "squarely face the problem of building a peaceful and demo- -cratic Japan" as the result of the progress in achieving constitutional reform and specific demon- stration by the present Diet of "healthy insistence that the majority must rule" are noted in Gen MacArthur's latest report on the occupation of Japan.

A summary covering the month of August was made publlé to-day. Political progress coincided with a deteriorn- tion of the food situation to a new low, a substantial riso· in the cost of production and continuation of the same major difficulties which have hindered industrial recovery since the end of the war, the report disclosed. to

Imprisonment and Bnes ranging from: £100 to double the Value Of the goods in question."

The law deines Zlonist goods as those manufactured by Zlonist labour in Palestine.

Mandate Surrender London, Oct. 10 (UP)—A

source revealed

ernment

Gov- to-day sentiment

that there is increasing within the Cabinet for the surren der of the British mandate over mid- Palestine to the United Nations.

An amended version of the and Importation and stringent mea- proposed new constitution was sures imposed against: black market Relations between the operations. passed by the Diet's House of civil population and the occupation Representatives on August 24, forces were reported good. the summary says, after inten- Rive deliberations at public hearings of the special constitu- tional sub-committee.

From February to the end of July

the Japanese authorities confiscated about 808 million yen worth of black market goods.

I.

Tentative plans for the reform of the

Japanese police organisation were released by the Government. The Government also ordered prison1 conditions improved throughout the country.

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:

Evidence that the Diet had grown conscious of its role as the chief organ of the govemment was sech In the resignation of Senzo ligai. Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives, under pressure from the

War Crimes Trials Opposition. partica, aided by some supporters of the Government. Out of 78 defendants tried in minor Melbourne, Oct. 20.-Forty

Objecting to Mr Higai's deviation wartime trials in Yokohama - by thousand Australian railway and

from

the traditional non-partisan August 25, four were acquitted and role of the Speaker, the anti-six of the 74 found guilty were given tramway, workers to-day de- cided to cease work at

Government bloc in the House of death sentences. In two trials com- night until their demands for

Representatives demanded his 're-

pleted in August, ten defendants This sentiment, Baid the In- increased wages' and better con--formant, was based on the growing

signation. The victory achieved by were, zentenced to terms ranging life the Opposition in Mr Higal's re-

from one year at hard labour to conviction that there is no possibl. ditions have been granted.

moval was important, according to imprisonment. In

tridis com Palestine lly of working out u

the summary, since it showed that pleted in the Philippines between rettlement acceptable to bath Jewathe Ilouse of Representatives, which July 30 and August 20, and Arabs under present conditions. In the past has "usually followed Japanese were given death sentences

Jeep Hits Mine

the lead of bureaucracy and and two were given life terms, one No. official move in the direction cabinet," had now asserted its in-25 years and another five years at

the maridate of surrendering

dependence. uf expected before the conclusion the Palestine conference scheduled to reconvene here on December 10. he said.

no

scr-

It the strike materialists, trains will run in the state of Vic- toria and Melbourne will be with- loout trams for an indefinite period. Emergency read transport vices between country centres and Melbourne has been arranged and suburban bus; owners and carriers have been asked to operate on tram roules to take workers to ‘and from places of employment,

The discussions are expected go on for six and a half weeks and 450 different meetings it is estimated that tiere will be of various committees and sub-commitices.

The must hotly debated subject after that of the veto may be those the latter a proposal for direct The dispatch said that the group. of the economie reconstruction Soviel-Turkish negotiations on the which alded the clandestine entry Europe with Britain leading the future of the Dardanelles-of the of exiled Spaniards over the

Oght for the establishment of Russians, second note.

Pyrenees, included former Re- economic commission in opposition Publican Army officers. They were-In the Soviet Union-and-the-Slav said to be members of a Republican countries.

and the proposed organisation which issued Instruc-setting-up of a refugee organisation WASHINGTON HOTELS' flons to underground workers

of

It said the Turkish Government

exchange the was convinced views envisaged by the Potsdam Agreement had been completed,

"In these conditions," the nate said, The Turkish Government arrested men included Communists powers and Russia.

usefulness greatly doubts the

of who hod entered the non-Com-

continuing correspondence and ,although her attitude regarding

Points Four and Five remains un-

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The

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disputch

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that the

on which there is a wide difference

the of opinion between

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the

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Appeals have also been made to motorists to help.-Reuter.

STRIKE LOSSES

Even If the conference recon- venes, Britain is expected to make

a

last effort to obtain Arab-Jew agreement upon a partition scheme for dividing the Holy Land Into autonomous............Arab. and......... Jewish. States. Partition appeared the only hope of a settlement since both sitles had rejected the British pro- posal for a "provincial autonomy" under British control,

rc-

hard labour.

month

Increasing. Interest

The Japanese Government was Increasing popular interest in the notified of the execution of 34 war Diet was indicated In the larger criminals, four in the Philippines, amount of space devated to Diet | 28 In Singapore, one in Borneo and affairs in the prefectural press and one at Rabaul. the record number of petitions. the

In the trial of 27 Japanese leaders national legislature received

from before

the local communities. During August Tribunal at Tokyo, the prosecution International Military the report said, 550 such petitions

presented testimony during the ́ware""received.

the regarding

Japanese Compared to the parliaments of invasion of Manchuria and China.

countries, the summary

The other

Reform Committee. Legislative ports the

of decided to revise the family law in rate of attendance members of the Diet was extra-

which

the head of the household ordinarily high. Since its con.

wields complete power over the rest vacation

the June

average of the family. Other proposals were session

lon of the Diet was attended by to abolish the right of inheritance of 301 members of 77.4 per cent of the eldest son, establish complete the total membership. Cabinet equality of the sexes in civil law and members also, the report adda, at- introduce the statutory right' of tended Diet sessions with surprising succession of the wife..

and outstanding Con- regularity

A new land reform bill intended *cientiousness.

to re-distribute large estates In Japon The number of independent and among peasant farmers was intro- small Party members in the. Diet|duced in the Diel

on August 15. has been reduced as the result of

(Continued un- Page 4) during the Council party reorganisation

between and Mr Arthur

the

However, the informant acknow- items Among the 53 munist organisation by purporting agenda is the proposal to set up a

Washington, Oct. 20.-More than ledged that even if the Arabs nc- to bo Republicans,

£125,000 is estimated to have been cept the idea of partition-which so trusiceship council the last big In another Madrid dispatch, the United Nations organ to be formed

lost in the first eight days of the far they have refused changed) is ready to participate in Daily Telegraph said that, a con-which will be considered with the

strike that has virtually closed 18 of task of fixing an acceptable bound- conference composed of the Monsiderable number of Germon pri- draft agreements for

Washington's hotels, the managers ary between the Jewish and Arab transferring stated to-day. treux signatories, with the United

soners of war fleeing from France

states appears unsurmountable. United mandated territories to the

of find been arrested and placed in a Nations Trusteeship Organisation.

talks States replacing Japan."

The series Hopes for a settlement with the Anglo-U.S. Stuffing

lenders Jewish Agency concentration camp near Burgos.

6,000 hotel workers demanding pay While the Assembly is in session, Oct. Moscow.

The report sold other Germans

for Colonial Secretary, the Council of Foreign Ministers

Increases of 15 cents an hour Communist organ Pravda sald to had evaded the police and con-will meet on November

those who do not receive tips and Creech-Jones, ended yesterday and day that the Turkish reply to the tacted the organisation, which pro- Waldorf Astoria Hotel for a

10 cents for those who do, were the Jewish representatives will re- Anol Soviet note on the Dardanelles

vided them with

dashed after the fallure of negotia- port to the Inner Zionist "will be born in Ankara, but it and false papers. They had been agreed at the Paris

money, clothes

endorsement of the peace treaties

tlons yesterday-Reuter.

(Continued on Page 4) Conference...--- accent will revent its

Anglo Laken to larger Spanish cities and Reuter- American origin....it will be kept under cover, the Anglo-American said. Turkish with

dispatch

stuffing."

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20

(UP)-The

4 at the

Shawcross on Velo Power "The existence of the organisa- Mon which helps them is well New York. Oct. 10 krown in Madrid, though mcial Despatches from

added.

the

liner Queen

Three Explosions quarters deny all knowledge of It." Elizabeth at sea quoted the British

In Stuttgart

ANTI-FRANCO MOVE IN BULGARIA

delegate, Sir Hartley Shawcross, na predicting that use of veto power by the Big Five in the Security Council will probably decline as confidence between the nations in- crease and hence it would be pre- mature to abolish veto power now. Frankfurt, Oct. 20 ·(UP).—

He disclosed that the British Three simultaneous explosions

delegation has conferred with rocked the Denazification Court Sofia, Oct. 20 (UP)~In a letter Soviet Forelan Secretary M. buildings In Stuttgart and to the Security Council Bulgarian Molotov aboard the ship and that Backnang, 25 miles away, lasters to-day announced their support Molotov would

syndicates representing 500,000 work- further informal meetings

the occur before

night, military government off for the Spanish people fighting the vessel docked in New York. cera revealed to-day.

Franco regime and demanded that

A hole was blasted in the side of the Bulgarian Government recognise

the Stuttgart Provost Marshal's offico the Spanish Republican government. by the explosion.

An announcement said that anly minor damage was caused by the explosions and there were no casual- ties."

"Both bombs in Stuttgart are be lieved to have been made from shells of a considerable size,” the sonounce- ment sold. "The Backnang bomb is believed to be made of TNT: The three explosions are under investi- gation by Army investigators and German criminal police."

Yugo-Slav's Threat To Assassinate The Pope

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Additional

Troops Troops Being

Sent To Eastern Bengal

London, Oct. 20 (UP)The Daily Express reported from Calcutta to-night that 1,600 additional troops would arrive, to-morrow in the Noakhall and Tipperah areas of Eastern Bengal, In response to an urgent request from Hussein Suhrawardke of Bengal.

In

month so that only four major the parties and one Communists.

minor one,

lets remained.

The Government has substantial CZECH CRITICISM

ly completed the screening of per- sonnel under the

of

purge directive with about 188,000 exponents -militant nationalism removed, or

office. excluded from

New Gove gencles

A fire of undetermined origin gut- The Sunday Statesmanin ş with

Calcutta to-day featured anted a cotton waste and pil warehouse the Bycula area last night. account of the Noakhali district Damage was estimated at $170,000. rioting in which 400 persons Police and military authorities in were reported to have been kill the meantime, pressed the search for alled since the outbreaks started on two Indians carrying a Sten gun why

October 10 in east Bengal,

were las reported riding through the vation. northern suburbs on a motor-cycle,

Gangster Organisation.*;

and

OF AMERICA CEASES

heavy. uppleit*Muny rations for i pensate American and other foreign

tries had again August. The

214,014 foodstuffs

Four new

government agencies

New York, Oct. 19 (UP),- began to function during the month -the Council for the study of Criticism of American policy in peace treaty problems, the Holding Russian-controlled eastern Commission Europe ceased swiftly following Company Liquidation Economic Stabilisation Board.

the US Government's auspension. the Price Board.

As the food situation reached its of negotiations for the $50,000,- "new low" in August, consumption of 000 Import-Export Bank credit. imported food reach test to Czecho-Slovakin. fouds remained about the same, but Masaryk, now aboard the Queen Ell

Government stocks of staple

The Czech, Foreign Minister, Jan

"Live" Broadensis

the volume of fresh vegetables and fresh fish was lower. Because of the zabeth en route to the UNO General release of Imported foods, ro

the report

port Assembly, announced that the Czech New York. Oct. 19.—People over the world will be able to hear

there was still no general alar Government had decided to com

"ve" broadcasts of the meclings

Investors for their losses in Govern in essential Indus- of the United Nations General- As- The Statesman correspondent, who

ΟΙ be curtailed in ment's confiscation to

foreign-owned sembly, due to begin in New York reported by telephone from Fenl,

metric tons of properties, nn October 23 under plans per- said that between 200 to 300 others

Such compensation, he said, may released in 29 Bombay, Oct 10 (UP)--A central was calculated as neces-7 lake the form of a long-term paper. with fected in co-operation

the have been injured in lawlessness

underground organisation is distribu-

redeemablo-in” main world adio stations, a United which was said to have been inspired ting automatic weapons and amsary to prevent disease and unrest in

the money of the Nations announcement said to-day. by looting and the conversion of the munition to Bombay gangsters, ne-deflelt areas and equalled appro- nations concerned. He also pledged Broadensting will be under direct Hindu minority to the Moslem falur cording to a Bombay City Police ximately 31 per cent of the total the Czech delegation will follow Big New York and food ration United Nations control. Four high- The frenzied gangs which created theory, bome out by severni arresis

won't protest against

Inst the

veto OT powered short-wave transmitters i havet in the areas of Ranganj. Btn and discoveries in the city in recent f Japan for the month &uirements for Four leadership on the American const, beamed London, Oct. 20 (UP)-The Ex-

on gumganj

controversy auned at days, and the Police are believed to Food prices in Tokyo in May, ac- Join change Telegraph reported from Europe, have been made available reported to have moved into the Tip: be launching a vigorous drive to carding to Government figures, were elimination of the veto power.

G5 times those of 1037 and 24 times At the same time the Czech pross Rome that police guarded Pope Plus by the United States State Depart-perah district,

In ceased lis campaign of contending on his entire trip. from his summer ment Included in the hook-up

Efforts of the military authorities unearth and smash it. are home to the Valican to-day, following the Canadian Broadcasting Cor-and polles to smash raids in which Four Pathans were arrested after those at the end of the war.

June, prices dropped

policy to only 20 that the United States foreign

was almed at

at "enslaving eastern a report that a Yugo-Slav woman poration

CID investigating the sloying times thote at the end of the war as the the BBC.

Mokraw women wert abducted and houses the would try to assassinate hint

the burned are said to be hampered by of five and injuring of 25 bystan- the result of the Import programme. Europe and it is reported hire that asadio, Diffusion Francaise, reprisal for the excommunication of Netherlands Radio the Australian foods. In addition, the authorities dets.. when near-lond of gunmen The cost of living, generally, for the anti-American posters were with

thickly Tokyo wage cammers and Aro confronted with the problem of blazed its way through a

was estimated drawn from the Warsaw streets after Maralal Josef Tito

Broadcasting Corporation

the announcement feeding and sheltering approximately populated district, discovered several sa 40 times the 1837 cost and 15 the Polish Foreign Office called them

and 9 milimeter Times that at the end of the war, 12,000 refugees gathered at Ram rounds of 303

Labour Relations ammunition in the Pathens' room.

mple, one

one of these posters ganj,'**

hand a solution represented Uncle Sam's scaly Bots In Bombay

Attention shifted from a An Informed Brlish Army source

dollar, nissan Bombay, Oct. 21: (UP)--Fatni

told the United Press that large and labour relations in orderly masa de Swastikas groping towards a Polle

which, sup curfew area for the first Ume yester smell theft of arms, and ammunition monstrations killed and wounded on both sides. the Vatican..

report | soldier at the Nicsão turopešto The broadcast quoted radio re

report added that the Pope's

persons injured over India. Meanwhile, however, the opinion and popular demaid during hissting Secretary of State porta from - Seoul, in southern car made the 18-mille journey at high narrators. Wanted Nations day (Sunday), resulting in four had been carried out throughout states, continued to express a

Stuttgart Warning that the Valled orca that violent battles broke speed, with the blinds drawn.

The broadcasts will also boa the entire Bombay area nilitory Commander of Bombay de- August. But when pollo and froops are the woller and the Vatican refused threa, her otcial United Nations Separata: atistics throughout theclared that no theffa hand taken On the whole, publle unrest and States dour not consider Polandy faros in attempting to arrest the to make any statements on the language Chineso. Tussian and elty and ug environs lasted from place in any armouries in Bombay appteherision decreased with an im- westem frontier along the Oder and

was stated.Najtarë. dawn until early, lost night,

provement. In the food distribution Mesto Rivers, os dañnlüve.

ARMED REVOLT IN US ZONE IN KOREA

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London. Oct. 20 (UP)—Radio · The dispatch said the assassine-many others." Moscow reported to-night that tion report had been received 'Inst|taid. thousands of striking workers in night by the Italian Carabinieri

Corns. the American zone of Korea, stogéd,

The Assembly meetings will be woman reportedly An armed revolt against American planned to act while the Pope broadcast in full. "with a run- troops, with a great number of travelled from Castel Gandolfo to ning commentary alternating, be knling assaults spread beyond the who has just come from New Delhi, of the food problem to the issues of covered with

tween English, and French, plied by oficial

The

Presidents,

tha