THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1947.
COMMONS SHOCKED AT SERGEANTS' MURDER
London, July 31.-A shocked and crowded House of Commons today heard the Colonial Secretary, Mr Arthur Creech. Jones, say of the hanging of the two British sergeants in Palestine by Jewish terrorists: "In the long history of violence in Palestine, there has scarcely been a more dastardly action than the cold-blooded and calculated murder of these innocent young men after holding them as hostages for more than a fortnight.”
MIDNIGHT
TRANSFER
OF POWER
The House was obviously words. This is the worse thing that stirred, and the feeling of in- has ever happened since the British dignation and horror which Mr have been in Palcaline."
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Sir Alan Cunningham, High Com- Creech Jones' words aroused missioner for Palestine, was report- Mrs Golda quickly found expression in the led to have summoned
Myerson, the Unlied States-born questions which followed.
It was emphasised later by head of the Jewish Agency's Political Department, to Government House the noting Opposition leader, Mrlin Jerusalem soon after the finding Anthony Eden, who instantly of the bodies was officially confirmed.
General Cunningham,
it Was understood from a reliable source, New Delhi, Aug. 1.-The con-demanded that the House should
Constituent not rise for the summer recess will demand full co-operation from stitution-drafting
[the Jewish community "in every Assembly on Thursday called a without debating the matter.
In combatting Expressing the "feeling of horror sense of the word" session for midnight on August and revulsion of Parliament at activity by terrorists. 14 to launch India's celebration "this barbarous crime" Mr Creech of the transfer of power from Jones said that such an outrage the British Crown to the people. against men discharging services in the fullment of international as the Assembly wound up 18 days in the eyes of all civilised persons This surprise announcement came obligations was abhorrent not only of rapid progress and quit work until
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Blackened Bodies
The ad intelligence, staff of Hoga-
after the Indian Union comes into where, but must surely mean the renssuring the 0,000 Jewish inhabi-
being.
India, on freedom day, August 10.
condemnation of terrorists in the eyes of all their own people.
"We can only hope that this latest
from
to
will become two bly Dominions-the act will stir the Jewish community Indian Union, predominantly Hindu, ard Pakistan, predominantly Moslem. mout out this evil
Asked if he would take unrelent
Dr Rajandra Prasad, President of
tion which helped in the search for the sergeants before their death, are nah. the Jewish realstance organis
tants of Nethanya, the diamond-cut- ting toyn where the men were kid- napped, against fears that British troops might take reprisals for the killings.
the Assembly, said the programme Ing steps to see that the authors and tier Jewish police hnd reported their
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SIR JOHN BOYD ORR WARNS:
FOOD PARADOX MAY
BRING DISASTER
.
Washington, July 31.-The Director General.
of
the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisa- tion, Sir John Boyd Orr, said today that the food. a disaster for prosperous as well as paradox threatens war.devastated nations.
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The Assembly on Thursday adopted Coalition Government, pressed for a constitutional provisions yeating in
dedate in which the Minister would Palestine Government forestry station the President the supreme commund be able to say what the Government at Tel Zur, three miles from Nathan- of the defence forces and the right intended to do on the face of this of pardon
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He Director. today that both Jews and Arabs In of Samaria, which includes Nathany,es broke out.
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In his annual report to mem- bor nations. he warned that
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nations are still in a desperate other methods have situation. 2. The United States The Guards officer cut down Paice's efforts by body, but when the second rope was apparently falled.
"Fighting on a large scale is con- and other exporting nations cut, it detonated a mine which in- Jured the officer in the face and eyes tinuing in Indonesia and at the mo- suddenly may be confronted
to this not be marketed. is to put an end across, fragments being concern
He said war-devastated Minister of the interim government, Lord President of the Council, had 50 yards
There will be enough time for "democracy-hut not too much".stated that he felt instinctively that found 300 yards away. -Associated Press..
a debate would not be useful,
Eucalyptus trees were uprooted and acting Opposition leader, Mr An- a press photographer with the troops discuss the merits of the case and to cannot hope for economic develop- examine its various aspects, but the ment or social and political stability until their food shortages are solved. thony Eden, vigorously retorted that was thrown to the ground and his it would be absolutely unacceptable camera shattered. Medical authori-urgent need now is to call off host. He said that steps must be taken to
les, which all men of conscierice
provide such nations with agricul- lies sald the men had been hanged 24
must deplore. hours before they were found."
"White we are in full agreement tural equipment, fertiliser and other with the Australian proposal that the requisites for the next harvest, or a Security Counell should call upon the severe food shortage will last for at
least
more. years cessation of
te Sir John said that, on the other A printed notice in English and parties for an immediate Rangoen, July 31-Burma police
cessation of today arrested four Journalists on said.
sumclent to call for a cessati be a debate Hebrew pinned to one of the bodies hostilities we feel that it will not hand, the efforts of exporting nations staff of the Sun.
will be discussed by the representa-seld: "This is the sentence of the hostilities. It would. in our view. to step up production to meet such บ Saw,
Irgun's high tribunal". Burmese dally, of which
to ask the Governments shortages eventually will result desirable former Burmese Premier now under tives of the parties later.
Economy Threatened It
Jerusalem Mr Reeves, District Commissioner concerned to revert to their original huge surpluses that cannot be sold, was reported from
which they held when urrest, was once
Otherwise, we He said: "Already a surplus of Valuable.
Palestine condemned the "dustardly" to whom the finding of the dead men
sutpluscs Auccesses, food threatens that milltary quantity
apprehend
other of Sten gun cartridges were killing by the Irgun Zval Leumi of war first reported, told Router that
already cereals, sugar and certain have the Dutch which of reported to have been discovered on the no
the there would be no reprisals on the
Unless British sergeants
the time for products may soon appear. the newspaper's premises.
Intelligence Corps, officially reported
ons comes, give the Dutch measures are taken in advance to During the last 24 hours, Burma
been found hanged this area and no imposition of military achieved moy, when
negotiations police have discovered a number, of to have
Jagain bring ruin and misery 10 favourable to them.
will "secret" arsenals in the Tharrawaddy morning. from a eucalyptus tree inhe Irgun Zvni Leumi, after an- an advantage which may be unduly deal with these surpluses they will nouncing the fulfilment of the threat elserove near Nathanyn, blindfolded
a message. toto hong the men, sent
WC
are anxious that the matter, millions of land workers and with their shirts and connceted
disposed be:
of by the endanger the stability of the whole booby traps which blasted the corpses after yesterday's all-out search for should
alive or
the greatest economic system. Paice and Martin,
dead, Security Council and the Endern.
nel with possible
Looking still further ahead he said The killing has shocked Palestime saying that they would be, found in
expedition. We are. how-
the conference
the also, faced certain dimeulties. any other terrorist the arcu searched yesterday.
A Reuter report from Jerusalem ever, under cert
The representative of my Govern- problem of whether the earth will be states that Haganab, the Jewish ment specifically entrusted with this able to produce food production to "Ghastly Evil"
underground defence organisation,
work is now in London and has not support its population. tonight accused the terrorist Irgun yet arrived here. Even the fastest that on the basis of a probable
Gang Stern
population, Ometal representatives of Pales-Zvai Leum! and the The remnant. at British troops_in Greece is certain to be brought home tine Jewry immediately issued a organisations of planning further transport will not bring him here crease of world
documents have not yet been in the next 25 years to provide quickly and measures will pre-statement condemning "the dastard- kidnapping and killings of British 10thuriwo or three days. Also, production would have to be tloubled
Innocent men," forces in Palestine. It appealed
to translated.
overybody with a diet capable of sumably be taken to break the ly murder of two
ll, we would urge on the maintaining health and working transport bottleneck which has led to and calling on the Jewish people to the entire Jewish community to re-
with all possible efficiency. But, he added, Council' to act their side until this port immediately to Jewish "security a "piling up" of homeward bound "stand, by troops in the Suez Canal Zone. khustly evil is eradicated."
organisations" any information about speed. The Council has many im-earth's top soft is being washed away Any drastic change of British com- Dr Husseln Khalidi, Secretary
them urgent ones. The Egyptian of seres a year-United Press. mitments in Germany where dellar the Palestine Arab Higher Commit Irgun Zval Leumi and Stern Gansportint problems before it some of at the rate of hundreds of thousands
activities.
In declared A Jewish source
Prima Minister has been waiting for Cost arises not from the Occupation Lee,
dastardly,
and Jerusalem tonight that British troops several days for a hearing in this cowardly forces but from the British share in most
in beat up a number of Jewish civilians Council. The Balkan quesilon the feeding and rehabilitation of the flendish crime ever perpetrated
in Telaviv. The source added that remains to be tidied up. derelict industrial areas is unlikely this part of the world.
"Even the most cruel and maniucat two Jews were taken to hospital.
These are weighty considerations. to take place unless the present effort
Tokyo, July 31-Emperor Hiro- The Jewish Agency was reported but this Council will agree that the to persunde the United States to ne- gangster would shudder and hesitate
that hito will see the interior of a coal cept a large share of the financial before committing such an act," he to have tonight appealed to the Bri-gituation in Indonesia is such
before mine for the first time in the cours burden
definitely
to this question must be taken tish authorities in Palestine not has
falled-an said.
am conßdent that of a 15-day trip to Japan's north- A spokesman of the British thrust Palestine into "additional all others, effort in which Mr. Bevin himself is
will Jerusalem suffering and misery" by the im- Egypt
understand and eastern districts. expected personally to take a hand business community in
Hirohito is scheduled to Inspect Įsaid: "We Art shocked In the near future-Reuter.
beyond position of martial law-Reuter. sympathise with this intend with the Joban coal mine on the first day
"For days, we have horror and disappointment this of his trip beginning August 5, which senseless war by one of our own will take him to. six prefectures.-
must United Press. members. But even patience come to an end and we have felt our that we would be failing it duty in every respect if we delayed In bringing this case to this Council." On Monday, August 4, 1947, The General Post Onco and Kowloon Central For Oflice will be open from 8 a.m. to Noor. AUSTRALIAN STATEMENT
and the other Branch Post Offices will be Colonel William Hodgson (Austra-open from 8 am to 10 am. There will bo one delivery of ordinary and registered lia) said: "At midnight on July 20, correspondence at 10 am, and one collec Gloucestershire are using their large-scale fighting commence on tion only from the
Office will be entirely New York, July 31. The distance. This hazard is recognised Iack of high grade talent in the and accepted by Louis and the 20th friendly with a Services team to the islands of Java and Gumatra bo- Money Order
of Thess otherwise stated, Registered Century Club, which has the cham- "frm up their batting ready for tween. the armed forces world heavyweight division is pion under contract. United Press. the last lap of the County Champion- Netherlands and of the Republic of Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 minutes
FLYWEIGHT TITLE
ship. Bill Neale and J. Crapy both Intionesio. The Australian Govern- earlier than the Ordinary Mail. If Mall obvious from the news that thei world heavyweight champion, i London, August 1-Four top line scored centuries off the moderate ment immediately took action with close before 10 am. Registered and Far figured other members of the United Nations cels will close at 6 pm. on previous day.
Friday, August Joe Louis, is scheduled for a 10-ish ght promoters Jacks Solo-attack of the Services, and h
to persuade the belligerents to cease Ordinary letters & carda only for Japan mong of London, Bob Garinder and in a third wicket stand of
of a solution
(Box). A p.m. and seek a round non-title fight against the Joe Connell of Belfast and Charles In
at Edgbaston hostilities the match
Canton (Train) p.m. Warwickshire to dispute by negotiation and media- (Birmingham) negro, Jersey Joe Walcott, at Black of Glasgow-are competing
to stage a fight between Honolulu's day beat the Scottish Cricket Union tion In accordance with the pur Madison Square Garden
Dado Marino and Ireland's Rinty by four wickets, the visitors scoring poses and p principles set forth in the Charter By the peaceful .meana Monaghan for the world ayweight 168 and 112 and the County team which Lie members are bound to use November 14.
G2 for 6. Hollies, the
Orst instance under Article Jackie Paterson was on Wednesday Warwickshire right arm leg break in: tho best record among heavyweights, stripped of his crown by the British slow bowler, took five Scottish avic- 33.
the efforts by while Maudsley. over Jimmy Boxing Board of Control, whose kete for 41 ́runs, including a knockout Biving and
why he failed to weigh in for his in Warwickshire's first fanings.. and Elmer "kay." and
This
Ught is the first of fight against Marino at Glasgow ea
Close of play scores in the County non-title wo planned by Louls before the, July 16.
The second The BBC has already declared that next outdoor season.
At Chelmsford Essex 182 and 301
Laker, right match against an opponent to be it will recognise the winner of the
medium off-spin, 7. for 04); Surrey is tentatively scheduled for Marino-Monaghan fight, as the new (Avery 08: celected, is
champion. March.
(Squires 53). Menght is to be recognised as a
Earlier on Thursday "Sad Sum" 144 and 123 for 5 The fight is State Athletic Commission and the the title for the Honolulu National Boxing Association becouse
described the killing
Up-to-the-Minute News In World Sport:
As
of
"the
JOE LOUIS RISKS TITLE IN
NON-TITLE TEN-ROUNDER
T
an
Walcott, although the 32-year-old title. father of alk children, holda the
still
their
decisions over Jon Balsstewards declared they saw no reason the County batsman, knacked up 20 Tents and all offers
matches today were:
Krm
of mediation have so far been un- available. Hustilities continue, and my Government has felt it Imperative 10 bring the situation, without further
to the delay, attention of the Council,
India
which had throughout shared Australia's concern and with amy Government has been in At Southamptom-Glamorgan 343:itation in the hopes that a
nem leg break,
for 30) and pepceful settlement might be reache decided that action by the SIX WICKETS IN ROW At Leicester Derbyshire 337 and Council was required and yesterday
108 ford (Porn 77. not ou); Leicestination to the Counc
non-title bout by both the New York Ichinose. Marino's manager, claimed mahire 140 (Arnold 54; Muncer;
boxer,
"I did it in a wire to Abo Green,” It is scheduled for only 10 rounds he said. Associated Press. Instead of the championship 15.
However, if Walcott should. Knockt
become the elinmplon because he
right 112 for 3 (Arnold
drew the
triumphed in less than the scheduled j¿Marih each bowled himself into the 100 and 171 for the Council should be called im-
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reach any de- I am confident that will not attempt to matter single rooms in llomuntia Still Road, wicket on which speed bowlers had (Neale 100, Crapp 107; Sherif, 7/ Lily Burding the urgency of!! de board available, if desired: To avoid tolled in vain, Rhodes took six for 81), and the Services teams in the Couricil will take a similar view. cision as to the merits of the case fand will confine its deliberations on rush call of Hoom 101, da Queen's Road, wickets in a row, in addition to plied with 310 and, 134, Cranfield," ***I*** therefore, propose that, the
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