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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1947.

The Capture OUTRAGES IN

Of Mess

The true story of how Rudolf Hess, ex-deputy

Fuchrer of Nazi Germany, was captured after he had dramatically flown to Scot- land in May, 1941, and had parachuted from crippled plane, is told to- day, for the first time, on page 2 of the "Telegraph,"

D

Hess was caught by Mr Daniel McBride, who at the timo was attached to the Royal Corps of Signals. Mr McBride tells the story of the drama in his own words.

Socond and final instal- ment of this interesting and historical narrative will ap- pear in the "Telegraph" to-

morrow,

Royal Navy To Be Cut By 60%

London, Mar. 6. Britain will reduce the Royal Navy by 60 per cent this year.

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The Admiralty announced Wednesxing In its budget estimates for 1947-48 that the total number of naval officers, seamen, Voys and Royal marines would be reduced from 1040-47 maximum of 492,800 Lo 192,000 during the twelve months be- ginning April 1.

an-

Coupled with reductions nounced earlier this week by the War Office and Air

the Ministry, Navy elush will bring an overall re- duction of 2,430,000 in the British Land, Sea and Air Forces,

PALESTINE

Terrorists Strike At Many Points

Jerusalem, Mar. 5.

A bomb explosion outside Haifa to-day com- pletely wrecked the Tax Assessment building in Hadar Carmel, the Jewish quarter on the slopes of Mount Carmel, it was officially announced to-night.

This was the second act of violence in Palestine to- day, an earlier one being a raid on the Orion Cinema in the heart of Jerusalem when a gang of four armed men held up the manager and got away with £200 in cash,

All British troops guarding securi-

ty zones in Jerusalem were put on the alert to-night after, the płoslots, as red, green and

cx-

again

red flares shot into the sky in drizzling rain from command posts. All role in the city came to a standstill.

Thirty minutes after the last ex- plosion

terrorists lobbed hand-

grenndes at a military police lorry in the Street of Prophets.

One British lance-corporal is re- ported to be Intured-Reuter.

OTHER OUTRAGES

Jerusalem. Mar. 5. An unconfirmed report - to-night said that a traffic police station had been blown up in East Jerusalem,

Irkun Zvai Leumi extremists struck three times to-night, but one mid backfired when a Jewish truck was mistaken for a military vehicle and blown up.

its

Theoretical

Success

Washington, Mar. 6., China got nothing out of

to

the suggestion that UNRRA programme be al- tered, with emphasis on food and cotton Instead of rehabilitation, possibly the extent of $200,000,000. The UNRRA Central Committee

the approved UNRRA Far East Council recommendation

support- ing the Chinese proposal.

But UNRRA immediately robbed the action of its practical effect by saying the China programme can- not be altered and therefore no funds are available to execute the Chinese pro- posals. Associated Press.

Court Demonstration By Frenzied Ghetto Women

Rome, March 6.

A shrieking, wailing crowd of 150 blackgarbed wo. men of the ghetto turned Rome's assizes into bedlam to-day for 20 minutes and forced the postponement of the Italian Jewry's accused traitress Celeste di Porto, called the "Black Panther."

The women shouted “assassin" and

"kill her." They were relatives of men who the

Black Panther in accused of betraying to the Nazis and Fascists.

men

:

Charges against Celeste allege that 26 of the perrons she betrayed were executed by the Nazis without trial in the Ardeatine caves massacre. It was charged that the others, de One hundred riffe-carrying Cara- nounced to the Nazis for 6,000 to 50- binieri guarded the court entrance 000 lire rewards, were sent to Ger- A Jewish civilinn truckt struck a

and formed a barrier across theman concentration camps and never mine. The Jewish driver, Abraham spectatura" section and ringed the heard again.-United Press. Gordon, wes killed and the Jewish defendants bench where the binck- passenger seriously injured. Both haired, pale Celeste hung her head wore fancy dress costumes and were and twisted her hands in her lap. ch route to a Puzim celebration ball.

There

were less than 40 in Halfn a bomb exploded under an present when the session opened. Army truck, but there were 201 The women were weeping and muttering before the defendants Earlier, the Irgun had attempted appeared. When the still attractive to blow up a jeep, which touched Celeste entered with seven

other Army 1940-47 2,050,000, 1947-48 off a Bren gun and the firing sent pecused the uproar began, 1,210,000,

Army vehicles speeding through Jerusalem's streets. At the Navy 1946-47 493.000, 1947-48 time and during a full nleri--other 102.000.

extremists cut electric cables and One veiled widow broke through wires in Jerusalem's Katamon dis- the guards at the ralling dividing RAF. 1948-47 760,000, 1947-48 trict, plunging the area into dark-court and shrieked, "I last 10 370,000.

The comparative figures for the three services are:-

The biggest savings in the new naval estimates will be £44,823,000 In the payroll. But the Admiralty said it also intended to lop off £10,- 115,000 in shipbuilding, repairs and maintenance. The estimates mado no reference to the number of ships that would be maintained by Navy-Asociated Press.

LANDSLIDE. KILLS 10, INJURES 60

the

casualties.

ness.

same

A Jewish truck was blown up near Rehovoth, the citrus Karden city where the former President of the Jewish Agency, Dr Chaim Weizman, resides,United Press,

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"Cardinal Blunders

Alleges

M. P.

London, Mar. 5.

Sir John Anderson, former Governor of Bengal, to-day accused the British Government of making two "cardinal blunders" when he opened the Opposi- tion attack on the India policy.

The first blunder, he said, was in handing over for practical purposes executive powers to representative bodies without being first assured that steady progress has been made towards a satisfactory constitutional acttlement.. He had challenged the Government on this point last December.

The second, and even greater, blunder was being made now in fixing the definite date for handing over power.

"This," Sir John declared tu al packed House. "holds up definite prospect to a party that if they can only dig their toes in, stand fast and endure patiently the point of time will be reached at which they will be free to pursue their own courses."

Another objection, he said.

WOO

and

given very definite pledges, other minorities desired and had been given to understand that they) would receive protection--pre- ferential treatment.

Sir John Anderson followed a five- thousand word speech by Sir Stafford Cripps. President of the Boar Trade, and member of the Cabinet of Mission to India. Mr Winston Chur- chill will speak to-morrow,

Calls Ban

New Delhi, Mar. 5. Sir Evans jenkins, Covernor of Punjab pro- vince, late to-night banned. all outgoing long distanco telephone calls from riot- shaken Lahore.

The latest casualty figure from the communal rioting received before the ban was 17 killed and 89 injured. Sir Evans acted under the emergency powers of the Constitution of 1935 in banning trunk calls.--

United Press.

Belgium & Russia

Alliance Pact Forecast

London, Mar. 5. British reports said to-day. that Belgium would propose to Russin shortly conclusion of a

The influential newspaper,, “The said the project bod bean approved in principle.

The first steps were likely to be token shortly, probably in Brussels, the report added.

MOST CRITICAL STAGE Sir Stafford Cripps, declaring that that by fixing the date of Britain's fixing of the time limit would give withdrawal she was throwing away Indian parties opportunities to sink

"We her bargaining power. need their differences, said: "We have puck of alliance. that bargaining power for the dis- charge of certain solemn obligations, cal stage. We will have to take risks now reached the final and most criti-

bc. The suggested treaty would It may well be that it is going to be as to the effect of our action

**** drawn up on lines of the Franco- upon more difficult than we have ever our own country, upon India and

Russian treaty of alliance. thought before to make our pledges upon the rest of the world. We must effective."

not let fear of differences prevent us Scotsman," Muslims and Sikhs could' took from doing what wo believe to be after themselves, but there were the right. We must not fall either pur- oppressed classes, who had been selves or India through lack of deci-

slon at the critical time,

"Wo are convinced that if Indian

Mr Henri Spank was expected to partice at ones set themselves to the

in task they can arrive at a decision invite the Soviet Ambassador upen their new constitution by the Brussely to present to him a Belgian date named. The only true basis for proposal for a pact. Offcial Belgian our future friendship is absolute free-quarters in London rald they had dom of cholee on both sides, we so far no knowledge of such a pro- shall continue during the time we posed Belgina move. remain in India to do.all we can to assist, and we believe that this latest statement we make of our

intentions will do something to help to bring the Indian communities and other leaders face to face with realities."

WORTHY AND FIT Concluding, Sir Stafford sald: "Our whole polley has been based claim that they are worthy and t upon the acceptance of the Indian for self-government and anyone who anxious to press on with the integra- has the privilege of knowing their son of western European countries leaders could not for the moment into what is termed a single grouping, doubt that claim."

Severe Outbreak Of Foot And Mouth Disease

London, Mar. 6.

A new outbreak of foot and mouth disease was an- nounced to-day by the Ministry of Agriculture, and a Ministry spokesman charged that the most severe incidence of the disease in Britain since 1942 was "probably brought children because of the spying, of

here from South America and from the continent.” this gont. The Cabinieri ushered her back behind the railing.

He said the plague, to prevent the

"In our last severe plague in 1942," The public prosecutor, Guarnera, appealed vainly to the have been slaughtered this winter, appeared first in pigs which ate Ugo spread of which over 3,000 animals he said, "the disease almost always women to cease their demonstrations. was "not of epidemic proportions" swill, which included meat from SUMMONED TO BEDSIDE

"You must stop this," he shouted but was of more than the average Argentina and Uruguay. That Jerusalem, Mar, 5.

"because if you continue we cannot severity. have justice."

This year he said fewer sects to indicate the source of the Jewish Agency chlefs have been

Now by law all swill meat summoned from Britain and

The steady pounding of court pre-than 50 outbreaks were reported. United States to a conference here almost lost in the noise. The de 1942 outbreak over 300 cases were hoof and mouth virus."

heresident Francesco Berni's gavel was 1912 contrast he said that during the ded pigs must be boiled to kill the

reported but neither compared to the

discisc.

at the bedside of their Chairman, Panther," onee one of Rome's most nil-lime epidemic record of 1023 when hopes of controlling the disease final-

David Ben Gurlon, next Monday to decision to the problem to the United

in Palestine and Braisical situation

rcter Nations.

shouting went on.

Werc

isms.

LONDON OPINION

inclined to link these reports with British diplomatic sources were the visit to London of the Belgian Minister of National Defence, Lt-Gen Rooul de Fraiteur, which believedly was a preliminary step to wider dis- cussions on closer Anglo-Belgian co- operation,

The Scotsman said Mr Spaak was

They, too, he said, found them- particularly in view of the signing selves enmeshed in a tangled skeln of an Anglo-French alliance. The of their own historical development fear that this would be regarded by- and it was only by acts of real Russia as construction of a a "western statesmanship that they could face blog had however led to the com themselves from internal, antagon-clusion that it should be proceded by

a treaty with the Soviet Union. Their problems cannot, I am Meanwhile British sources convinced, be solved by the use of aldered it

likely

that Anglo- to-day would, therefore, force. I

urge Belgian talks for a treaty on lines the farce and of the Anglo-French pact might be sincerity at my command that they opened shortly following Foreign should seize this last and grentest Secretary Ernest Bevin's declaration opportunity for supreme statesman- in Brussels that such a pact would ship."-Reuter.

be welcomed-United Press.

beautif Jewesses, witose alleged betrayal of relatives and friends to 30,000 cases were reported and over fint takon done or ene vaccine the Nazis has become Italian Jewry's sinughtered.

head of cattle alone sion some of the vaccine

back to their country to test it. must infamous traitor story of the The British policy of slaughtering

"In some cases it seems to have Ben Gurion is lying in the appeared to lose her calm as all infected or suspected animals, he beneficial effects," he said, "but it

the Hadassah Hospital. The irgun Zval La Paz, Bolivia, Mar. 5.

bald, was costly but vastly cheaper is still too early to tell whether it The authorliles reported that 10 Leum terrorists defled the curfew

Except for quick glances from her then the European policy of ernte wil finally cure the disease or pre upon them with all Jarge dark eyes, however, she ap- trying to Isolate them. persons were killed and 60 injured and martial how during the night to

vent it. United Press. The result in a landlide which swept across the plaster posters on the walls of build-eared to ignore the screaming wo

the European

"parsimonious highway running up into the moun-ings in the city, reading: "We shall

He said attacks this year appeared tains from La Paz,

continue to fight against the British

wastefulness," he said, was that up first almost equally between pigs and forces in spite of martial law and

to 3,000 cases weekly were reported cattle. Most of the cattle illness curfew"",

Holland and Belgium. during the winter season from France, he attributed to birds, especially The Hogannah,

starlings which, he sald, may have brought the disease from Infected herds across the Channel.

Heavy rains had undermined the clif alongside the highway, and it

were buried. The

of the cliff-United Press,

bloodshed".-Reuter,

men.

14

FASCIST SALUTE The demonstration gradually sub- sided and Bemi proceeded with the more moderate session although only eight of gave way. A bus and two houses Jewish defence organlation, also defendants were present,

Iandslide also, brake the curfew to counter

He called crushed a number of women wash- Irgun posters with others warning indictment and another outburst was the them one by one to answer to the ing clothes in a stream at the fout the extremists against "necessary precipitated when Luigi Liverotil, nervously jumping to his feet, gave D Fascist salute.

Berni declared that the trial was ndjourned until March 14,

The

proseer made a final ad- Kirtsa

nen who remained to feer and shol.

again

as the defen dants left the court. "We fully share your sorrow which is ours," he sold, "but

you ust realise that if you continue this demonstration we will not be able to proceed with justice and you will force us to remove you from the court rooni,”

EDITORIAL

Income Tax-Cavalier Style

NOVERNMENT is apparently determined to make the imposition of Income tax in Hongkong a falt accompli—and hang public opinion or the consequences. Possibly it is netuated into taking this line as a result of past experience, confident that the community "la largely indifferent and inarticulate; that, in any event. It can force through the measures it Tools neccesary, whether they be popular or thoroughly disliked. Govern ment's time-table mirrors is intentions; an official statement on income tax proposals is "expected to be made by the end of this week or the beginning of next”. (say, March .11), and the proposals are intended to become effective April 1: Hardly an adequate period for satisfactory public debating on measures which are certain to have far-reaching effects on the 'financial and ageial' structure of the colony,

At this stage we are not decrying Income tax proposzlo, because we are still to be made aware of them. But we do strongly protest the cavalier fashion in which it is intended to folst them on the community. It is immaterial whother it is the desire of the Imperial Government that Hongkong should bear direct taxation, or whether it can be proved that raising of revenue by such a means la dire necessity. For overy' argu ment on these lines, the. publle can counter with citations demonstrating that under the present form of administration. Income tax is nothing short of a compulsory levy with no guarantees,that the revenus will be used in a manner desired by the taxpayers. The public has a right to know why should there be all this ruah about Introducing Income tax; and why the apparent urge to maintain secrecy on details until the last possible mo ment? Singapore tested out public reaction to the same proposition and. when this bad become thoroughly expressed, postponed the idea for 12 months. This, at least, is a democratio way of handling such a vital issue. Although Hongkong hasn't yet a democratic form of constitution, it likes to believe that government is capable of following those principles. Government will be well advised to appreciate that the publie will demand reasonable opportunities to make its "feelings known before any income tax proposals become a fegal Instrument; and our Unofficial Members would do well to make hasta and find out just how the community foelo on the subject, for there are some Important and far-reaching debates ahead of them.

Steve

SHORT-SIGHTED POLICY

000.000. He said it was largely the in Surrey, he said, is devoted to the and mouth disease in 1938 cost £83,- In Germany, he said, the foot

result of their non-slaughter policy, study of the foot and mouth disease An Agriculture Ministry survey

"They do not practise our policy of hence many carriers of the disease destroying the infected herds and

and is perfecting a vaccine on which

are free to spread It animals," he said. "The natural result to clean is that thousands have to be slaugh- tered

dress,"

eventually where we lose hun- The foot and mouth disease affects only cloven-hoofed animals cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, dcer and ete-but does not affect horses and only two cases of its appearance in humans were recorded.

Donoghue's Property

"

Goes Under The Hammer

Blewbury, England, Mar. 6. I "Ay position le not enviable," he It was a sad day to-day for Pat said. "Father died without making Donoghue, son of the late champlona will and, according to the law, the jockey Stevs Donoghue, as a trick estate must be sold." of English law forced the auction of his father's home, stables, paddock, pastures and beloved, racing trophies -priceless in sentimental value.

Hundreds of racing, men and friends, from All over England braved the snow-blocked ronds to crowd into Millcroft, ten-room house where England's popular jockey lived and trained horses until his death two years ago.

BRITAIN TO QUIT GREECE

London, Mar. 5. Mr Christopher Mayhew, fold The Foreign Under-Secretary, the Commons to-day that despite Anglo-American discussions on future aid for Greece Britnin intends to withdraw her forces from that country "as soon as practicable.” “

Mr Maylow said Britain Initiated the talks with the United States be-1 cause, assistance to Greece was to end and Britain's commitments for financial assistance would terminate

Fat outbid the crowd to retain on March 30, the Manchester Gold Cup by pay- ing £450, then bought a few other family treasures which ho said had "sentimental value",

But Steve's home went to a horse trainer for £9,700,

"It is vident that Greece wil continue to need asistance in meeting her minimum foreign exchange re- quirements after that date...I am not local

in a position to give any further informationen theso discussions while they are proceding.

Pat Kald: "1's not so much the house or grounds I mind losing, but I cannot bear to think of his tro- Reports from the United States phies, for which he rode so bril have said that America naked Britain lantly, going to strangers. I am to keep her troops, in Grenco in ex- glad I was able to get his gold change for assurances that the United Steve's young son Pat stood sadly mounted whip, which was presented States would give full financial on- by white his father's possessions to film by King George V, withdrawn alstance to the Greek Government- went under the hammer.

from the sale."United Press.

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