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BRITISH NAVAL FORCES EVACUATED Britain Will Not Put

FROM ALEXANDRIA

WARSHIPS REBASED Judge Indirectly

AT MALTA

POLITICAL SITUATION IN EGYPT CLARIFIED BY CONFIDENCE VOTE

LONDON, NOV. 27.

THE ADMIRALTY STATED TO-DAY THAT ALL BRITISH NAVAL PERSONNEL HAVE

THE BEEN

FROM

ROYAL EVACUATED NAVY'S BASE AT ALEXANDRIA, AND THAT ALL WARSHIPS AND EQUIPMENT AND OTHER INSTALLATIONS IN THE GREAT PORT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN.

This speeding-up in the withdrawal of British fighting forces from the great base is one of the final phases of the agreement which was announced on May 7 by the British delegation taking part in the negotiations for a new treaty to replace that of 1936.

The warships hitherto based on Älexandria have been rebased at Malta. They include one aircraft carrier, four cruisers, one destroyer and three submarines.

The beginning of the British evacuation of Cairo and Alex- andria began officially on May 15.

The famous Cairo Citadel fortress, which for 64 years had been occupied by British troops,. was evacuated on August 9,

Under the Anglo-Egyptian treaty, Alexandria ceased to be a garrison town but was used as a naval base by permission of the Egyptian Gov- ernment.Reuter.

Government Victory

Cairo, Nov. 27.

Students Fired On

Cairo, Nov. 27. The police to-day opened fire on

rioting theological students of the Alnahar University who were trying to proceed to the centre of the city. The students gathered outside the gates of the university and tried to

move

off toward the centre of the Severnl students were report ed to have been wounded during the disturbance and were rushed to hos- pital in ambulances.

the

The Alazhar University Is chlef Islamic theological institution of the Moslem world.United Press.

Accuses Lewis Of Anarchy

Washington, Nov. 27. Federal Judge T. Allan Golds- borough to-day informally held the United Mine Workers Union leader, John L. Lewis, in con- tempt of court, and indirectly

accused him of "anarchy.'

Judge Goldsborough ordered A

ten-day extension of the restraining order, which Lewis had ignored in permitting the strike to begin short- ly before the original order expired nt 3 p.m.

The judge dramatically broke into defence arguments for dismissal of the Government's contempt proceed-

KLEURENIKAUBANEERLIKE VIENTO FALL SEM (STE 12THINK SOUDATTRESSES IN TRENZAS DE

NORWEGIAN CONSUL

MURDERED

Marseilles, Nov. 27. AI. Tho Norwegian Consul,

Marstrander, Frederik Kristian

found murdered in his apartment at 505 Avenue du Prado this morning.

US

The polloo believo the murder was committed aborit 7.30 p.m. yesterday and that robbery was the motive.

near

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i

Britain And U.S. Congress Leaders

Not To Divulge

Atomic Data

New York, Nov. 27.

The Soviet Foreign Minister,

Not To Attend London Talks

accompany Viceroy Lord Wavell to London for consulta- tions with the British Cabinet.

Loudon, Nov. 27. Communal frenzy on a greater M Vyacheslav Molotov, to-day scule than any heretofore lust bitter last-ditch attempt threatened India to-day with re- to force the United States and ports that Congress and Sikh Britain to divulge the number ministers in the Interim Govern- of atomic bombs, rocket missiles ment had declined invitations and other secret weapons by to January 1, when the United Nations Political and Security Committee refused even to vote on the substance of his proposal, It was part of a triple defeat suffered by M. Molotov during the four-and-a-half hour

committee session. He was also overruled in his opposition to disclosing the num- ber of Soviet armed forces at home and falled in his efforts to secure Committee acceptance Egyptian proposal that all Allied forces on the soil of other United Nations members be "withdrawn at once" except in exceptional circum-. stances.

of the

The Committee opened Its session by adapting the Soviet proposal that ait United Nations members report by January 1 on the numbers of their troops stationed on the soll of other United Nations. The Com- mittee. then amended the Soviet pro- posal to include reporting at the same time on the number of troops each United Nation had within its home borders. The vote was 40-10 with two abstentions,

M. Molotov then attempted to in- troduce an amendment to the home troops provision, which would re- quire all the United Nations to list ull armuments at the same time they listed home, troops.

Britain's Mr Philip Noel-Baker, the United States' Senator Tom Connally and others argued that his proposal was out of order and not pertinent to the issue under dis- cussion.

British circles both here and in India are convinced that rejection, particularly by Pandit Nehru, would

Palestine Issue Before The Big Four

London, Nov. 27. When the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, was asked in the House of Commons to-day if he would consider trying to arrange a meeting of the Big Four to discuss and decide on the future of Palestine, Mr Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council, replying on the Prime Minister's behalf, said: "No, Sir."

Sir Thomas Moore (Conservative), who had raised the matter, asked why the Government continued to expose British soldiers and civilians to "savage murder" in Pales- tine for no apparent return, except hatred from Jowk, distrust, from Araby and criticism from the Allies.

Mr Morrison said that that

raise grave issues and add new fuel was an expression of sorrow, SEA War Crimes

to the flames of the communal pass-which gll would share ion

was yet

No. official confirmation

"Then why do we go on doing it?" asked Sir Thomas Moore. There was no reply.

available in London but New Delhi reported that both Pandit Nehru and

From Halin to-day, it was reported the Minister for Home Affairs, Sardar Patel, Logother with the Sikh repreenid to have been injured in their that two Jewish illegal immigrants,

serum:FUICIDADUNUR)

d

FISHERMEN STRANDED

WAZ

Moscow, Nov. 27. Icebreakers and neroplanes with food and

clothing were rushed to the Northern Casplan in an effort to rescue flaherman than 1,000 trapped by a sudden storm and freeze.

more

It was estimated that 200 boala were caught in the freak storm. -United Press.

Delhi

however,

that

The Police arrested four men last night at Sorgues, Avignon, after they escaped from

sentative and Defence Minister alolen taxl Marseilles in

Baldev Singh had declined. The New band had attacked and knocked

reports did not mention down a taxi driver at 8 pm, and

whether the Mosler League leader, the police is working on theory that the four could have

Mohammed All Jinnah, and the Liaquat Mostem Finance Minister, performed the assault on Mars- trander a few minutes before they

All Khan, had rejected the Viceroy's attempted lo

invitation. escape.-Unlied

is understood, It Press.

Khan has flown to Karnehl to con- tact Jinnah who has fanny times voiced his readiness to discuss In- diun constitutional affairs with the British Government "on an equal footing."

Maximum Concessions However, even if Jinnah and Khan

the situation would in no way be alleviated because the Moslem League has made it plain that they have made their maximum concessions and that unequivocal Congress ac ceptance of the British Government's

resistance yesterday in the transfer from the ship Lochita, died in hos pital this morning. Their burials were carried out quietly.

"Be-.

One British soldier in reported missing, believed to have been drowned, alter yes

clash yesterday's tween troops and the 4,000 legal Jewish immigrants aboard the re- fugee ship Lochita in alfa harbour, He is believed to have been hit on the head by a missile thrown by a Jow when attempting to board the vessel.-Reuter,

Immigration Test Case

trolled Palestine

four

Trials Termed Inefficient

Singapore, Nov. 27.

The entire system of war crimes trials in Southeast Asia was described as "inefficient" in to-day's issue of the Malayan Tribune, which criticised the policy of trying serious cases but releasing minor suspects.

Quoting the official review of the Jerusalem, Nov. 27. work of the war crimes courts which Palestine's Supreme Court took un-sald that the number of suspects had NUSCINETder advisement to-day the test. case been reduced from 9,000 in June to

whether the British authorities may 4,500 to-day, the Tribune added: Continue deporting illegal Jewish im- "In 10 months, the courts have dealt more with 518 cases of the accused, or migrants widle a shiptond of than 3,300 refugees walted in Halfa whom 445 have been convicted and

182 sentenced to death. harbour for the outcome.

The case was

for argued

"It will be surprising if in the end hours with attorneys who petitioned more than 300 of the necused pass for a writ of habeas corpus to keep through the courts-less than one in the immigrants in Palestine calling 10 of the number arrested." to the witness stand Mr H. L. Gurney, Chief Secretary of the British con- The explanation behind the new

government.

policy is a simple one. The whole Chief Justice Sir William Fitz-system of war crimes trials in South- Gerald did not annourice when the cast Asia has been inemcient, fun! judgment would be given. His that finally there has been rio option preliminary orders stopped the sail- but to proceed against a few and let porar migrants to Cyprus tem- many go porarily.

The official review declared that The questioning of Gurney centred it would have been impracticable about whether the vessel bearing the to bring 9,000 suspects to trial in a immigrants, the Knesseth Israel, was "reasonable time."-Reuter. actually within

Palestine waters when be filed in opposition to the case an affidavit that it was not and nothing that, therefore, there was over which the court had jurisdic- tion.

The Committee, called upon by the chairman, M. Dmitri Manuilsky against Lewis ot Ings

to-day's of the Ukraine, to decide this point hearing to make these assertions: of procedure, refused by a vote of "It Lewis and the UMW ignored 24-18, with 10 abstentions, to vote the strike-restraining order-as they on the Soviet amendinent. M. guilty of contempt Malotov tried to introduce a pro- The political situation in Egypt is BIG WIN FOR ENGLAND did they are greatly clurifled to-day by last

regardless AGAINST HOLLAND night's blg Government victory In

involves the Norris-LaGuardia Act was again voted down by the Com- the Chamber when 159 deputies

which restricts, the use of injunc- | mittee voted cnadence in the Government.

tions in labour disputes" und London, Nov. 27. Cairo

Is now discussing what the

In a soccer match played at next move will be and there seems Huddersfeld to-duy England beat to be a general belief in poilleal Hoiland by eight goals to two, after circles that the Government will not teading 0-1 at halftime. bring the Bevin-Sidky ngreement be-

In another dixture, Oxford fore the Senate though it will be open versity lost to Wolverhampton Wan-

to the opposition in the Senate

derers by four clear goals. raise the matter.

In the Rugby

of whether the case posal-later-in-the-proceedings and accepted. British quarters believe

to

Uni-

County Union the Eastern Counties

"Armed with this vole of con- Champshire by nine points to

three, while Middlesex beat Kent by six points to nil.

dence from the Chomber, the beat Government has only to inform the

itish Government of its decision to sign the treaty on the basis of the Bevin-Sidky agreement," writes the Journal de Egypt to-day.

The general expectation this morn-

ing is that there will be a Council of Ministers to-day

the at which

Cambridge University, playing against an international team, went down 10 points to 15-Reuter.

Foreign Minister, Abdul Hadq Pasoa, Epileptics Killed In will be authorised to proceed to London.

There the trenty will be put into initialled. Sub- final shape and

"Lewis and his union had no right to take the law into their own hands, However, neither remark conati- tuted formal ruling.

The daylong court bickering left the case still unsettled as hearing

was scheduled to Friday at 10 u.m.,

be resumed

Very Grave Mistake

on

Judge Goldsborough made it clear to the crowded courtroom that he

Train Derailment

Sweetwater, Texas, Nov. 27. Four escaped inmates of an eplicp-union. sequently, the Egyptian parliament will hold a joint session of both tle form in Abilene were killed and a afth injured in the derailment of chambers and vote on the treaty.

freight In view of last night's vote, it is u freight train here. The men were believed that the treaty will be ap. riding in an open proved and come into force-Reuter, United Press.

BRITAIN'S BID TO

car.-

EXPAND EXPORTS

London, Nov. 27.

The President of the Board of Trade, Sir Stafford Cripps, said in a speech to-day, that Britain was importing over 70 per cent of what she imported before the war and exporting 110 per cent, but would have to increase exports to 175 per cent of the pre-war figure to maintain an equivalent of our home retained pre-war imports.".

the

His Anal defeat of the day was suffered when he sought Committee consideration of the Egyptian pro posal as an amendment to the troops question.

The Committee this time, by a vote of 29-13, refused to vote, do- ciding that the amendment had not been properly presented in time.- | United Press.

Soviet Claim' Rejected

New York, Nov. 27. The United States to-day rejected the Soviet claim that the United Nations Security Council should have control of fortifications in strategic trusteeship territories.

(Continued on Pare 4)

Undeclared War

uf

to

CHICAGO FATALITY

no

Asked why the Immigrants were

Chicago, Nov. 27. removed from their own vessel

One man was killed and 41 persons three transports in Haifa harbour injured when 'an explosion blew the Gurney said: "One of the reasons

Greeceeney withdres his anda on to a passing stroetene.

In North Greece

Athens, Nov, 27.

belleved. he had full authority to Issue the order and that Lewis and the UMW made a very grave mis- take in permitting the walk-out of 400,000 miners before the court

A Greck officer and ten gen- could rule on legal issues,

The chief American Federation of

darmes were killed in an all- Labour attorney. Mr Joseph A. The United States delegate, Mr night battle with some 300 Padway, few from Honolulu to John Dulles, said in the Trusteeship guerillas who attacked the vil- defend Lewis and the AFL affiliated Committee: "The delegation sug-

gests that under the Charter there lage of Mandala, a few miles If the Judge denied the motion for can be no such bases or fortifications, north-west of Edessa in western a report from the dismissal, as he indicated he would except as defined by 'special agree Macedonia, do, deck would be cleared for

the Security Greek Third Army Corps said farment approved by formal triaf to begin.

If Lewis is Council. That approval would, of

to-day. found guilty, be may be gaoled, course, be subject to the 'Council's fined or both at the discretion of the Military Committee."

Filteen other gendarmes escaped.' Judge. The Union

The burly mine be fined.

leader was im "Many months ago, with Britain The attackers set fire to the village, passive during the hearing. He has and Canada, we proposed interna- it was added.

Greek rebels also blow up a brige made

re- tional control of atomic energy as the atraining order wis issued. In first and vital step towards more over the Gallico river in the Kilkich addition to challenging the legality general Imitation of armaments. We area of Macedonia, cutting the rail- Greece and of the restraining order, Mr

have, however, been made painfully way line between questioned the constitu- aware of the gap which lies between Turkey, reports from Salonika said.

the of

Further

in Thessaly, an Smith-Connally

and their practical greal hopes

south

have the Government-seized plants.. He must be aware of that, gap. We are raided a village 12 miles from argued that

this

violates the glad to recognise there is now some port of Volo last night, killing one Thirteenth Amendment prohibiting evidence of co-operation within the villager and kidnapping ten others. "Involuntary servítudo".

Military Stuff Committee, but pro- The report added that the band was demanding ransoms for their re- The Judge remarked that, in his gress is painfully slow."Reuter.

lease. opinion, the Union was wrong in per- mitting the strike before the Court could make a ruling on the issues

no statements since the

P prohibits strikes against realisation. The Soviet Union alzo armed' band is reported to.

Act

and the Court had the right to have NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS Slavia has informed Greece that the its injunction respected.

Padway charged, "The Government

been

A spokesman of the Greek Foreign Office stated to-day that Yugo-. Yugo-Slav forces on the Greek-

have borders Yugo-Slav Etrengthened "to avoid the entrance

Greeks." indicate that!, sport team the Yugo-Slavin the purchasing medium for importa. America, he said, was sending, Eng-Alexandria, Virginia, realdence this Labour has lost no seats among those clear evidence of ant

lund now

Addressing a two-day export con- markets by extending export licences ference of the Federation of British or other controls. He said that steel, industries, Sir Stafford wald special timber and vegetable oils were in efforts were being directed toward short supply and "It is probably that Increasing exports to the Western we shall have to cut still Hemisphere. He said exports were export allowances on there goods.

"They are just as much part of our living as goods

market," he said.

war, wou

wood

C raw materials.

C

Wellington, Nov. 27. Results now available in the New

elections

in this case throughout has simply adopted the tactics of an pldtime.

region Bald. that there was reactionary employer." further Lewin was not at home in his Zealand

"undeclared do far declared, i

war in the area between Salonika morning when a policeman knocked one-tenth of the pre- with a sunnions from the State of

Nearly a million people were ex- and the Yugo-Slav frontier.

were

deserted plles.

pected go to-day to home standard of soil in the home Ha sald major head- Virginis to appear at Richmond-on beefed to cw government which will but roads were crowded with lorries aches to-day was the shortage of Junction should not be issued prohi-run the country for the next three carrying troops, gendarmes and sup- plies for the "front." People spoke The present Labour administration as though an invasion had begun. Six Stafford sold the easy seller biting the "sale" of UMW member years. ile cald that despite the increase.

One example

roglon last long and of exports "we are still well down market would not

The policeman said it he did not has been in office for eleven year on our balance payments, and that warned business leaders to prepare

night, he would lack The state of the parties-in the pre-around Ardca, near Mount Tzena on and Lewis "unless we succeed in gotting near for rehewed sharp competition, and

the summons on the door, which is sent House of Representatives is: the high peaks of which strongly to balance, not only of. the total said: "We have before us a very

launched heavy raids against Greek dependent one», trade but of hard currency as well tough job-which we cannot achieve a permissible method of serving Labour 45, National Party 34 and In- entrenched guerillas five nightly

The Government has, already re-regular forces.. we shall find ourselves in the next by any take it or leave it methods. under Virginia law.

Meanwhile, the strike went into. year or two having to take drastic For many months and perhaps years

to carry

to come we shall be beset by difficult, soventh day. with mounting, in-faified four seats-Maori representa and labour dustrial and school closings-United ton for which polling took place Sir Stafford aald Government ties of raw materials

yesterday-Reuter. would force exports into certain lahortagen."United Press.

stilps.

Press,

2.4

was

the

Tho rebel positions were well pro- tected in the rear by the Yugo-slav border, the reports said-Beuter.

was the appalling conditions of the front of a wholesale tobacco house The cause of the explosion was

vit.

The grounds for the habeas corpus belleved to be accumulation of gas, petition was that deportation must but the police said they were invest- that labour go through the ordinary legal pro-gating the possibility

trouble was involved United Press. cesses-United Press.

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