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VOL. 11:NO: 82

MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1947.

Struggle For Antarctic

BOMBS THROWN Stakes Likely

AT BRITISH TROOP TRAIN

Cairo, Jan. 5.

Three bombs were thrown at a train carrying British troops from Cairo to Palestine via Port Said, near Galyub, about eight miles north of Cairo, to-night.

Eleven soldiers were injured, three of them seriously,

The three bombs were thrown at one of three carrlingen earrying Britial troops, just nfier

train had left the Cairo arcs. train immediately halted and injured were taken to hospital Benha, north of Cairo.

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CLAIMS BY AUSTRALIA

AND AMERICA

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Washington, Jan. 6.

The United States plans to claim a big share of the 6,000,000 square miles of the Antarctic continent, officials disclosed last night.

Strategy for securing it will be considered upon the return of Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd, who left for a trip to the South Polar region on January 2.

at Ramad.community | Nokrashy CHURCHES FEEL FUEL SHORTAGE

The typed with

Pasha, to-night

the hospital director,

about

the condition of the injured men.

The director said he had great hopes of saving the lives of the three most perious carescuter. PALESTINE ARRESTS

Jerusalem, Jan. 5.

Military forces cordoned off Heldo. between Tel-Aviv and Haifa to-lay before dawn and conducted a long search for Jewish extremists. The operation was ended at 18.30 a.m. and the authorities announced that several pertons had been arrested.

As troops entered the area, curfew was imposed and the telephone -service was suspended.

The soldiers were attempting to capture Jewish extremists who had participated a few hours earlier in a Fold on the military transport ofee. There were no casualties during the raid on the transport hea United Press.

ANTI-TERROR APPEAL

Jerusalem, Tan, 3. - -An Anti-terror appeat signed by the "Jewish Resistance Movement" sharply condemning acts of "din- sident groups shedding the innocent blood of Jews and Britiah" were posted on walls of Tel-Aviv houses on the night of January 4.

The appeal said: "These acts are undermining our struggle for poli- tical independence. Unleas the terror ends immediately, J'alestine Jewry and the Zionist movement the world over will have

to draw the practical consequences."—A350- cinted Press.

London, Jan. 5.

The fuel shortago shorton- od church servicos in at least one English community to- day and the Fuel Minister, Mr Emanuel Shinwall, warn- ed that rising fuel consump- tion might precipitate a crisis.

Hymns were omitted and sermons cut to a fow words by overcoated preachers in churches at Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. The town's Sunday School scr- vicos were likewise curtail- ed.

Mr Shinwell told minors at Seaham Harbour: "With regard to fuel and power, wo are living beyond our means."---United Press, GEMININANCESANOSANTE TREBA VALLZOJECT BARRÉStourp

RIOTING IN

BOMBAY

Bombay, Jan. 5. One person was killed and five were injured in stabbings to-day in central and north Bombay, according to to-night's Bombay Government riot communique.

One of

The officials said that conferences, will be held next spring on:

1. The iming of the first formal American claim.

2. Proposals

to submit rival

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Tsingtao Air Crash Death

Toll Given As 43

Shanghai, Jan. 6.

The death roll in the crash near Tsingtao yesterday, In which a Chinese National Aviation Corporation plano struck mountain, was last night given as 43.

The pilot was identified as Charles J. Sharkey, of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

The Airline declined information, but other sources] identified two other foreigners as Catholic nuns-Sister ferillia,) of the Franciscan Mission to Egypt, and Sister Elizabeth of tha Order of Providenco.

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The Chineso Ministry of Communications yesterday grounded all Chinese domestic airliners for one week, pending investigation of a series of crashes.--Associated Press.

Unhappy Homegoing For War Heroine

Shanghai, Jan. 5.

A young woman, who used to International claims to the United play hide-and-Beck on New York

avold endless

sidewalks, sometimes hiding with other kids amid the shadowed

of the pows Hungarian Catholic Church in Eleventh Street, has set out to-day upon a strange, unhappy return to America.

Nations o troversy,

3 The nature of future American survey and occupation efforts to follow tho current Navy and private

Commander party under Finn Bonne. The American claim is expected to be based largely on those in the sauthwest sector advanced by Mr. James W. Ellsworth and Admiral Byrd.

She is Edith Dorothy Lillian Yuen, 24, a veteran of war in China and They said after surveys in 1939-in a sense, one of its casualties. She 41 that the United States could justify will be seeing her own country for claims to at least 1,000,000 square the first time in 12 years but that miles und perhaps 800,000 more. is the only pleasant thing about her extending to the pole.

home coming.

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Lake Success, New York, Jan. 5.

The United Nations Security Council will begin work on Tuesday on what many diplomats call the world's No. 1 problem-reduction and regulation of armed forces and armaments.

This will be a big test of the 11-nation peace agency created less international friction than a year ago lo guard against security for the 55 countries which and provide

now form the United Nations,

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If 'tho Council succeeds producing a workable plan It will

MacArthur's Confidence In

Japanese Diet

BY IAN MATSU

Tokyo, Jan. 5.

In contrast to the Leftist contentions that reaction- ary elements continue to dominate Japanese politics, Gen Douglas MacArthur to-day voiced warm encouragement to the Imperial Diet as having shown "much promise in becoming a genuine agency for a popular government.”

have removed one maker' cause, of world tension and lightened the burden of taxpayers throughout the world. If it fails, it will have -dealt a shattering blow to millions who had placed their faith in the United Nations.

obstacles must be overcome

It has become evident already many

but. delegates are confident they will be

eventually to produce acceptable plan.

able

CLASH IN IDEAS

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The stage already has been set for the first major clash between the United States and Russia. When the Council meets on Tuesday its first task will be to resolve differences between the big powers over, the vital question of procedure. Russia has proposed

that the Council plunge immediately. Into broad question of general army reduction, while the United States has asked top priority for atomic control.

The Russians want tho At the same time Gen MacArthur's the month of October was marked of Japanese labour groups and sold arms limitation plan within three

Gen MacArthur's report referred Council to latest occupation report noted that to the so-called "October offensive" commission to draft and submit an

set up

11-nation by a most widespread atrike activity although since Japan's surrender. and it de-orderly appearance and violence was

the driva retained an months. The United States wants to defer action on this until the at the minimum, the "pattern of Council has little general strikes' seemed aimed recommendations

had time to study at more calculated damage,"

of the Alamic Energy Commission which has just submitted its Brst report.

clared:

"The Communist Party vociter ously supported the strikes and admitted the existence of political motives but in each insisted that the Japanese political leaders

The report noted that Conservative underlying causes were economic.'

charged the strikes fostered by the National The report, published to-day, re- Congress of Industrial Unions were. ferred briefly to a meeting between "Leftwing political manoeuvres in- Gen MacArthur anil Emperor Hirohito tended to embarrass the Yoshida on October 17-their third since government," and said that even tho. Hirohito's defeat and gave no In-Social Democrats denounced the dication of the subjects of their talk. strikes as Communist Instigated and a danger to Japan's future.--United Press.

con-

United States government polley, Twelve years ago she was trans- now as re-stated last week by Mr Planted from

Village Dean Acheson, Under-Secretary of Public school to Shanghal class- State, is to rest on claims rude by room where she had to learn Chi-

DIET'S PROGRESS individual Americanx and to

Hese, or go without education w.d

The report gove cognise no claims advanced by Bri- anyone to talk to. Her father had

the following tain, Chiller Norway,

returned to Chinn to claim his in reasons for Gen MacArthur's France and other count

heritance of an engineering works a countries,

atclusion that the Japanese Diet is in One arca of direct conillet is his American wife had followed with

Nantao, a district of Shanghai, and Teasingly becoming a popular

stitution: Bay, due south of Cape the children. Marguerita Bay Horn, where A Small British expedition has been dug in since 1943 on the site of Admiral Byrd's earlier East Bay camp.

group

in New York had married the Father S. D. Yuen while a student daughter of a Swedish immigrant The whole family saw Miss Yuen, who is called Dottie, off at Kiang wan airfield to-day.

It i to this area, which is also

legislation, is to clared by Chile, that the Ronne

will head shortly. Commander Ronne's stand of 14 to 18 months may tend to offset the effect of the British weather party's extended occupation of Marguerite

Bay

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While the Soviet proposal envisaged completion of the draft plan within three months at the latest, moet delegates' talk in terms of years. Instead of zaunths when they speak of final solution of the arms reduction problem.

COMPLEXITIES

Perhaps the most signlicant note in private conversations of delegates is the emphasis they place on com-

STUDENTS plexitlus, of the problem and the

ATTACK

POLICE

many factors Involved.

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(i) Increased pay for the mem-

Basic principles which the Council bers to the highest seale of career

will follow already have been laid down in a resolution passed by the the immediate past to 1,750 yen, officials in Japan-from 250 yen in

General Assembly last month. But it remains for the 11 delegates- which government drafts important (2) In deflance of castom under

including representatives of the Big sentatives decided that one of these

Five to work out "practical maca- the House of Repre-

aures"

to put the Assembly's re- Teheran, Jan. 5. commendations into effect, Laws, the Dict Law, would be written Threatened By T. B.

One hundred and fifty University In the first instance by the House students and other elements opposing formulate

This means the Council mist Committee. Tho

or where she will enter a sanatorium the House by the government when to-day attacked 11 policemen, injur- and conditions of the entire

a treaty present Dottie's destination is St Louis restrictive Diet Law was imposed on national elections Bext

scrles-of- highly the government's programme for the treaties setting forth specific figures, Saturday dates and other detalls as to terms "All nations involved in the An- culosis. Waiting for her at St Louls

for treatment of threatened tuber the Melli Constitution went into ing six seriously. taretic scramble have been following

gramme. These treaties to be effec- of the injured helped the police plan to strengthen claims by ac-is an old friend, Dr John F. Shener, | Diet term from the originally sehe Paganda Aramesh said the police had by the five-mator Powers.

to take her under professional care (3) Extention of the nineteenth

tive must be accepted, junanimously senior Jewish Criminal Investigation to overpower and arrest his assailant, tual surveys and occupation by ex-forinerly a flight sturgeon with the ale i duled 40 days four times to-114 dove Pattempted to prevent a stampede as

Difficulty in this undertaking..can. because members would not be hur-Faloce

the students marched towards the be seen by one quick glance at the rled by government in their de their grievances to the Shah.

in the hope of prescating general outline of the general plan liberation on important legislation,

which includes vemptor, parts. including Japon's new constitution.

Aramesh sald four students were These parts, each

big the new constitution although the Suitanch to investigate the students'

Problem (4) important amendments

slightly injured. He said the Shah within itsal, ard had instructed Premier Glavam es

Hirohito en June 20, government had asked the Diet to grievances. The student procession approve the draft as submitted by had been joined by "hooligans" in

(5) An expressed wish from mem- aims, he stated.

stigated by persons who Bad Diet library

THREAT TO CID MAN

Jerusalem. Jan. 5. Following threats to kill him, De- puty Superintendent Kaiman Coben. Department Officer of the Palestine Police, left Palestine for Britain yesterday,, according to an uncon irmed repart from Tel-Aviv.

When asked to confirm or deny the report, a' spokesman af thu Palestine Police Headquarters in Jerusalem anid: "We have no report and no comment.""

The President of the All-India National Congress, Mr J. B. Kripa- lanl, claimed to-day that the British Government's statement of Dezember

lan

6 on India was not an "interpreta-

peditions.--Associated Press...

AUSTRALIA'S CLAIM

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(1) Prohibition of atomie weapons and control, of, alomio energy to ensure its use anty for pesocial purposes.

(2) Outlawing of

other

WESPONS of mass destruction such as rockets and bacteriological weapons,

(5) Creation of an International

But under the latest British inter-claim to 30,000 square miles of ter- my salpers was common know. were received by the Diet from in it is hoped the fature Parliamen police force to guarantee' security.

service group of the 14th Air Force st Kwellin and Lluchow air bases where Doitle also served. Sydney, Jan. 6,

Dottle might be called an honorary tion" of the original plan of May 10 of the Antarcile region, and it is un-Force where she filed many pairs Australia lays claim to one third G for her work with the 14th Air for constitutional settlement for likely that she would forego her claim India as they had asserted, but was to a United Nations control of the for her both the emblem for civilian

of GI shoes figuratively, which something new. Cohen was in charge of the Lydda district CID, which includes the all-he told the Congress Committee that

Sharply criticising the statement, region, the Sydney Son political cor service and the superior emblem for

respondent forecast yesterday.

meritorious civilian service Jewish city of Tel-Aviv. He was it sought to amend the original White

The proposal of United Nations secretary to Col R. H. Wise of the similar to the United States library

bers to establish wounded by terrorists in a recent Paper which Congress had already scrimony was advanced in a recent dificult and dangerous days of the unileries for the genera attack on a British military security accepted in its entirely.

control to

DEMAND REPEATED International prevent

Flying Tiger's air servico command.

the of Congress, and also their agree- citation said: "During the

Aramesh repeated the Persian

(8) General reduction of armsod building in Tel-Aviv in which n British major was killed. Renter,

The original paper, he said, pro- Washington Fost editorial which was

visitors Lovernment's demand for the return forces and armaments: not: moloded. vided for an All-India Union, re- widely published in Australia.

withdrawal from East China she set whereas in previous sessions BRITISH ENVOY'S TALKS

the general public of Azerbaijani leaders who fled

In the first ttro-dalegorica, persp cognised the autonomy of the prannce patrol to the South Polor re-

Australia is sending a reconnals-high example for evilians and

ad-Russin, and added, "It is hoped the

(4) Creation of an international Cairo, Jan 5. vinces and provided that residuary

soldiers alike by her

cheerful detanion tlakels had to be secured Ereat Soviet government will fulfil system of inspection and

controls all treaties, as the Soviet government to detect and prevent violations of "We are continuing our review of power buld be vested in the pro-gions shortly which will be followed meanor and devotion to duty. Her from members. the situation," guid Sir Ronald Vibees.

by a larger expedition to further the night bombings and under threat of

calmness under frequent day

OPPOSITE OPINIONS recently has shown extreme goodwill arms regulations, Compbell, British Ambassador, here

towards Persia.. Oll concessions to Citing that a total of 878 petitions Russia depend upon Parliament, and to-day when interviewed by cor-pretation autonomy would be vested ritory. respondents about talks lasting two

enemy and a half hours which he had with in

not in the individual provinces but Britain has assigned her own in-ledge of the command and was an

dividual citizens, the report stated will that for the first time the "Japanese knowledge of a recent Soylet pro- ratify concessions. I havo terests in this region to Australia, inspiration to all.” Mahmoud Athmy el Nolrashy Pasha,

CONTROVERSIAL DETAILS whose claims have long been British Government had p Egyptian Prime Minister at the right to give any interpretation, Mr coolsed by France and Norway.

seemed to regard members of the test against delay". Dollie, travelling by ATC plane to

These parts, are so interdependent Fresidency here.

Callfornia, is scheduled to arrive at Dict as their representatives"

The Minister, who carlier to-day them would jeopardise the entire pro- that failure to agree on any one of Kripalani added. That should have

Fairfield on January 7-United

Gen MacArthur's words of en- announced that voting for Parlia- Preas.

couragement for the Diet that it is ment would start in 31 cition that the United States would not ramine. It is certain, for example, definitely progressing toward a de- Saturday, said elections would be mocratic Institution came in sharp held in Teheran from January. 11-17 se to destroy her atom bomb contrast to the Leftist contentions in Inclusive, with all press represente enfeguards were set up to make sure. stockpile unless adequate international Japan that the present parliament's tives given freedom to complexion sull, was "reactionary" voting.

no other country ever. producel and needs to be purged of a sub- He salt. that although martial law atomic weapons, stantial portion of Its makeup. Such would remain in force, certain It is just as unlikely that Russia little general strikes' seemed aimed restrictions would be lifted, Includ-would agrce lo reduce that the general election on April '10, ing the ban on public meetings and armed

forces as Jeng 1046, was not an expression of the general alectoral campaigning United Stater continued to produce popular will.

United Press,

atomic bombs-Associated Press.

He declined to make any further been left to the supreme juitteint comment at present.Reuter.

EDITORIAL

body-Reuter,

We Must Wage War On Crime

.....

AWLESSNESS has become Ilonckene's biggest social problem. Its na

tero and Its magaltude are such that virtually no house is immune from burglars, anybody i llable to be held up by armed thugs in the dimly-lighted suburban streets, while #rimly business!ko gangsters are prepared to shoot down unwilling vielims on trains, or huri hand grenades

Into stores and restaurants,TM

For more than a year It has been fashionable to explain away Hongkong's crime wave as a natural post-war n'enomenon, at the same time plously expressing the bellef that it would "correct itself as the colony returned to normaley. In 16 months Hongkong has moved quite a long way towels that state, while crime and lawlessuers have increas ed at an alarmingly Inverso ratio. For 15 months the public have accepted the amicial apologies regarding the handleaps under which the pollee Force has been working, and they have appreciated the fundamen- tal truth of the arguments. But in the meantime Hongkong's criminal world has grown bigger, stronger, bolder and more ruthless. The time has come for more positive action to lestroy this spreading social cancer which endangering to and property.

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U.S. ATTITUDE.

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"The United States has consistently refused to recognise ahy territorial claims and has not herself made any," the Sun correspondent said.

A week ago the influential Sydney Morning Herald, editorially suggested that the United Nations should adopt

co-operative

as regards the Antarctic but,

A

mong the ban

lief that this course was most un- likely, urged the Australian govern- ment to "show no favour in the Protection of her own considerable

in Antarcticn.??

Lord Beveridge Visits Germany

London, Jan. 5. Lord Beveridge, originator of the plan for social security bearing his name, left London early on Sunday fer a four-week tour of Germany. Hem to make a study of condi tions there, and expects to see ente The Hierald pointed out that Ad-

of the German leaders. miral Byrd hins denied that his task He visited fiermany las! August. Involved a rice with Britain andAssociated Presi Russla for uranium, but added, "This sudden zeal for meteorological data is hardly sumclent to explain the postwar interest of Northern nations in the frozen southlands."--ABSO- clated Press.

Anti-Fascist Author

If the police force is inadequate either in aire or quality to keep the Vigilante willing and capable of; patrolling the realdential and businçes areas, and Armed with the proper authority for dealing with" thugs," 1, og up-to-date weapons. Responsible householders should-be-encouraged to posera frearins, toter police, supervision, and to make use of them in protecting property and the lives of themselves and their families, The whole of the Colony naist declare unconditional war on the criminal, perfs of society who are fast making Hongkong, a decidedly unpleamat place in which to live. What is more, bur law abiding pubila, minek be given the full-backing of the Government in the carrying ost of the task,"

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beat John Iloy Carlson, anti-fascist Three men attacked and severely author of "Undercover and "The Platters" at midnight to-night as he

STOP PRESS

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Latin-America for instance and in promote their reconstruction by

Washington, Jan. 5,

the For East Mr Clair Wilcox, Director of

pleking artd chooning among their Wilcox said Russia would have a imports, turning out luxuries and, the State Department's interna-great deal to gain by joining the admitting machinery and raw tional trade division declared international trade charter

group materials and little or nothing to lose,

The

Others want to promote induatital- in a speech to-day that "tariffs door is wide open to them," he said. isation by giving their factories a would go up all over the world" "Whether they joined or not other monopoly of their own markets. nations should adopt a programme Sul others look on Import controin if nations reject an interna because they have 08 per cent of the us a method of running in plitaned tional trade charter and go per cont."

world's trade and Russia only five economy. And many countries hope- to use them for bargaining purposes back to economic isolation....

to obtain concessions from others. Wilcox thought there are several "Countries ilke England, Belgium, reasons why some countries..might tonal trade agreement fails to be

Wilcox added that, If an interna Holland, Norway and Sweden, small wish to maintain controls over im made, the United/Blates would have Industrial countries, who depend ports although he considered these to seek entry into foreign markets heavily on foreign trade, would be contrary to the programme ex-country by country. He said if that the hardest hit Wilcox said. plained. Some countries would should be necessary it would 16- "Countries that specialise in the seriously deplete their monetaryquire a bureaueratis organisation lo production of raw materials would reserves if they did not restrict conduct gucli Individual negotiations.. suffer, too-most of the countries in fimports. Some countries want to United Press,