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VOL. II NO. 291

The

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1947.

SAVAGE FIGHTING AT Soviet Idea

Lords Robbed Of

Debate

Tondon. Sept. 9.-The Gov-

ernment declined to make a statement on the economic situation in the House of Lords today on the ground that it would be unconstitutional to make one to the House of Lordsi while the House of Commons was not sitting.

Viscount Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty, polniej out that affer all the louse of Commons was the Chamber of the properly elected Parliament of Britain

Ile acknowledged thank the Op- position peers had used their majori- ty in the Upper House in a "moderate and statesmanlike" star- ner and bad given the Government grounds" "rea! ar reasonable

no

Tur complaint.

The Opposition. concerned at the Wast powers the Government took treal win the crisis when the use of Commona

HAMBURG DOCK

Heads Battered As Jews

4

Resist Disembarkation

Hamburg, Sept. 9.-British airborne troops and military police today battled for an hour with Jewish refugees before breaking their resistance to disembarking on German soil after the two months' sea wanderings which ended their attempt to enter Palestinc-in defiance of Britain's quota regulations.

Steel helmeted troops went into action armed with high pressure water hoses, steel tipped truncheons, gas guns and masks, and "walkie talkie" radios for keeping close touch with the shore.. The Jews replied with screaming, kicking, struggling, scratching and, above all, fanatical hatred.

he

The total casualties were: One soldier with a broken wrist, one with a cracked head and one with a cut face. Seventeen Jewish men were injured, the worst having

four of whom were suffering from hysteria.

battle became more violent, they were welded.

were

a broken wrist, and seven women,

resistance CITI board the Runnymede Park, the third and last of the "Exalts" ships to duck at Th pressure fire home Bamburg. adjpuned early

Was nseribed by the used to subdue the Jews, Women, Aurust uistit October 20, to indst British efvil governor of Hambur children and old people fought, us el on the beers intermuting their Mr Vaughan Berry, to one man savagely as the men. "Teen-ake" summer holiday to keep a "vigilant Plone, who is said to rule with boys put up a particularly violent eye on any orders named by the "rol of Iron".

{ resistance. Government.

Tids mun, beloved to

The operation be called i

was complicated Mordel Miry Run, and for 20 because the Immigrants, carly this HARD FACTS WANTED

years a Janaflent Zionist, had or morning, tore down all but two of The Marquess of Salisbutty, lender, kanlard for battle from the manent the stairways leading to the holds, of the Opposition, said today that the ship Jeft Cibraltar, Mr Berryhus creating two serious many thought there was a series, mobi

necks. danger the Government possessing;

The soldiers

board Resistance on board the ship ended u

the such wide power but one thing that when he was dragged bleeding and Jewish leaders had held a night-

Runnymede Park

reported that hnd never occurred to the Oppoal-

i battered down the tion was that there would be no im, battling against overwhelming odds. In the early morning, before the

gangway still long mass meeting.

the ship was cleared.

and trundled off to prison. Then battle, religious services were held

-portant orders male at all.

He contested the Govruments view on the constitufion, and de- clared that in any case the ceantry was in no moot to concern merely with constitutional matters What it wanted were the hind farts

of the situation and the ment's plans for meeting it.

itself!

in the holds.

bottle-

part of the

Police Force

Of UN

Lake Success, Sept. -Tho Sovlei Union proposed that the United Nations have a police force of 12 divisions, 1,200 planes and a fleet 90 ships built around five or six cruisers, The figures were submitted to the United Nations Millary Stair Commitee on Tuesday,

The Committee previously had received estimates of other big powers

of the size of the armed force that should he rlaced at the Security Council's distoval, The United States

had proposed 20 divisions, 3,800 planes, and 204 ships including three bailleships and six car- riers.

Critain propescu eight to 12 divisions, 1,000 planes, 120 ships Including two battleships and four carriers. China supported the British plan. France pro- no el 16 divisions, 1,275 planes, about 100 ships including three battleships and six carriers,

The Russian proposal was the only one to omit battleships and carriers.--Associated Press.

Dino At the

P. G.

For

Reservations

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Price 20 Cents

£5,475,000,000 Credit Needed

TO SAVE EUROPE

Paris, Sept. 9.-The experts co-ordinating the work of the 16-nation "Save Europe" conference here have decided that a credit of £5,475,000,000 will be required from the United States to finance the proposed four-year economic recovery plan in Europe, it was learned tonight from a usually reli- áble source at the Committee of European Economic Co-operation.

the

The figure, it was understood, has | estimates was believed to have re- been approved by

tha the experts, aulied from consideration by drawing up a recovery-plan-ln-res-experts of the total which the United pore to the Marshall ́aid offer, "but | States Congress would be likely to has not yet been approved by the approve. Committee

it had been reliably but unofficial- of European Economic Co-operation itself. It was expected, ty stated that the United States however,

at the experts decision Stato

Deparment had warned would be approved by the full Com- Committee on European Economic Co-operation that a Agure nearer figure

£6,475,000,000 £5,000,000,000 than £7,500,000,000 represents a cut of £2,000,000,000 would

chance of gain- have a better from the original estimates reported ing Congressional

An official apokesman for several days ago.

The paring down of the original werk of the CEEC from now until

Committce tonight said

of

Compton Was Dropped Before

He Beat Hayward's Record

LATEST SPORTING INFORMATION

the

for-

1

play

The

the

that the

final plenary session on Monday was largely a matter of formality.

the Seven of the 10 chapters in full report

bort had been drafted, he said. These, plus all elements

of

the three other chapters, had been approved in commission and would be passed on the Commitice during the coming week.-Reuter.

COMMITTEE TO MEET Washington, Sept. 9.-The Senuto Appropriations Committee has been, called for September 20 to discuss

States United

financial

policies abrond.

near

.:

London, Sept. 9.--Playing for the South of England against Sir Pelham War.

Without mentioning the Marshali ner's XI, Denis Compton lived up to the expectations of his admirers, who almost ›

plan or any shorter range recovery programima. for Europe, Senator seemed to demand from him that he should surpass Tom Hayward's 40-year-old record

Bridges, the Chairman of the Con- of 3,518 runs in a season.

mittee, declared, in a letter to the transporting the Jews to the camps. the battle, the Jews chanted

Trouble started anew at the trains | Throughout the greater

Senate Committee members: "In the Mastering 7 natural but not it dropped from his grasp. That [ They refused fond, tried 19 smash Zionist unthem and the

Twenty-one players with

certain urgent and vital future, fences and even the iron bars across

unusual anxiety, Compton duly com was Compton's only error. His dis- lowest aggregates after two Funds Governmental and financial

questions will arise concerning our the carriage windows. They pat singing it until she lost conscious-being clean

last girl pleted the 35 runs that he needed missal was the beginning of the end on the 6,510 yards course go from the holds

policies carried

kept on

to do this and he made 86 before and Slr Pelham Warner's XI won ward to the final stages of the event or secupied areas, particularly Goyern-

Int British soldiers and abused

bowled. So Compton the match by 20 runs.

in Europe. which is generally regarded as the The Opposition's hope of

reporters. ful

W men streamed

and Bess.

The meeting is the first step to- debate

Called their arms.

I accompanied the assault troops brought his aggregate to 3,570, the

The results of the few remaining British faded with the lack of n

result af

match professional

wards 40 innings S The hoses were tunned on

a special session of the compared Arst-class games which ended today championship, the Government statement.

When the trains moved off, inore Fews through the top grating of the and LUMI

United States Congress on interim with Hayward's On

Henry

Captain Sallsbury advised the withdrawal of than a dozen ringlenders of the hold, the pressure, of the

of the aid for Europe before the end of the Briley Cotton, water the Opposition motions asking about resistance

Yet, Compton should have been

British Ryder Cup team to play the year, and any action on the Marshall At Kingston-on-Thames: Surrey- United States at Portland, Oregon plan itself. the Government's plans.

left in Hamburg sweeping them from the bottom of out when he gave an easy chance Kent beat Middlesex-Essex by four prisons.

the single ladder

on November 1 and 2, had 71, but One after another of the Opposi-

the to the gully. The chance was too wickets, Middlesex-Essex 437 for wa TWO ULTIMATUMS

centre of the floor.

was four shots behind the leader of both Houses the Senate and the The Appropriations Committees of Llon peets pressed for detailed ac-

easy. Ridgway appeared to fake nine declared and 201 As soon as the bottom

five the field, Laurie Ayton, who set up House of Representatives would be declared. Surrey-Kent 272 and 428 a new course record with 66. counts of what steps were being In contrast to the other two steps were cleared, steel helmeted taken to beat Britain's economic Exodus Ships, which disembarked soldiers, carrying steel tipped trun... crisis during this brief mid-recess with only the briefest fighting yes. chrons, filled into the hold "at the

56. Parker 05, Holmes 75),

Cup tean, had 67. Rydor

-Foreign Affairs Committees, session of the House of Lords

At Hastings: Sir Pelham Warner's

The Foreign Affairs Committees, terday and earlier this morning, double."

XI day, but the Government spokesmen irouble started on the Runnymede

beat South

Langley Park was the first clubs England by 28 runs. to appoint Cotton as a professional position of

hownict are unlikely to be in ü sat silently throughout.

Warner's XI 306 and

104. South of when he, as a public school boy, middle of next month since a large to meet here until the Park after only 10 of its passengers had passed down the gangway.

The authorities Gave

20.

HOUSE GIVES UP

a judicial session.

lon

the

in

14

were

the Jews

and from

SHOWER OF TINS

of

were:

for

Dal

the the ball surely, but to his surprise for six (Todd 50, Fagg 111. Barling Rees, another member of the Britiinvolved with both schemes as well

The troops deployed in a hollow square formation, shoved the Jews

galust the walls of the hold. brief shower of vegetable clanked off steel helmets

troops.

the

him

A

tins

the

SEARCH FOR England 199 and 265 (Denis Comp-decided to adopt golf as his career. number of their members are now

KILLER

Six Bullets Found In Woman's Body

ton 86. Balicy six for 109).

At Scarborough North of Eng- land drew with the South. North 307 and 174 for two (Hutton 02. Place 57 not out).. South 574 for six declared (Donnelly 113, Wyatt 93, Brown 104 not out)-Reuter.

Triple Grand

Prix Winner

Associated Press..

Rest Of The Sport

overseas on various assignments.

official confirmation

investigating

Wille

was

London, Sept. 9-Results of foot-lucking. It was believed that the bull games played tonight are: meeting had been called to settle the Third Division Northern: Roch- problem of taking over part of dale Accrington 3; Tranmere 3 Britain's present 50 per cent son- Gateshead

tribution to the costs of the merged Zones of Germany. Router.

0.

Glasgow Cup, semi-final: Queen's Park 2 Rangers 2.

Rugby Union: Exeter 0 Linnelly 10; Otley 6 Elbeuviens (France) 5,

Router

Nuns Fined For Smuggling

The House had assembled

as half an hour, later extended to an scheduled an its adjournment hour, before sending in the troups. August when

Conservative The first ultimatum was greeted in

of the majority rejected the Government's silence, the second with whistling and plan to make its recess coincide with feers.

Here and there, an that of the House of Commons which

Immigrant Then the troops went In, and on does not reassemble until October shore the sound of swishing water attempted to fight his way through from the hoses mingled with screams, the ring of steel bul was beaten back But today's session got nowhere, the dull thuds and the splintering of

with club blows about the shoulders and the Opposition gave up Its amashed wood from across the water.

and the upper arms.

London, Sept. · 9-Scotland plan for regular single day sessions

Then a little boy. aged about 15, Yard men questioned men con- Reuter's special correspondent, in tashed out at the soldiers hustling during the recess, instead adjourn an eyewitness account, relates: ment was taken until October

Ninety percent of the 1,500 Jewish him toward

stairway. The nected with former vice rings when the House of Lords will hold Exodus refugees on the Runnymede

Douglas, Isle of Man, Sept. 8 French rugby side, starled carrying soldiers

London, Sept. D-Elbeuviens, the Upin search for the cool killer who Austin the stairs.

Munits, Boston, Lincoln-

In a storming Park today fought savagely for an!

finish almost Tobbed Halfway up, he kicked free of the shot Mrs Rita Green, aged 30,shire engineer, won the lightweight

the Oiley

Liverpool, Sept. 9.-Two nuns, The only satisfaction the Oppost-hour and barking them at Hint-four soldiers holding him and pitch-in her Soho flat Inst night.

a half with Brish

a (Yorkshire) Club Grand Prix on Tuesday riding

Mothers Superior of schools in Kent, of a merited as- troops the burg by force.

down

Italian Moto Guzzi round the six-points to 5 points win here Tuesday were fined £50 each today for the stairway, carrying twa

smuggling goods into Liverpool air- For the first few minutes after the of the soldiers with him.

op 37% miles mountainous course night Six bullet holes were found in the in 3 hours 12 minutes 21 seconds scrummages, Elbeuviens led by G. clothing and luggage. the House, that Parliament would be steel helmeted soldiers had streain- He gripped a stairpost at the bot-

Although outplayed in the set, port today from Eire in their woman's body. Only three of the

an average speed of 70.03 miles per Letourmy put in some fast dribbles nted into the holds, the steel tipped tom of the stairs and hung on for

The nuns, were Helena Josephine the nation required it-Reuter. trucheons were not used, but as the nearly a minute while soldiers strug- shots were heard by the other re- hour.

gled to pry him loose.

sidents of the street, who saw a

and covered well in defence-Asso- Shepherd (Rev. Mother Bernadette) Munks, in the race for motor elated Press. Meunwhile, the Jews broke into man carrying what appeared to be a

and Johanna Vlaming (Rev. Mother wild cheering, mingled with piercing musical instrument case run fromcycles up to 250 cc, beat F. C. Haw-

Forest Hills, N.Y., Sept. 9. Dorothea), ken and R. S. Simpson, bolh of Torsten Johansson, of Sweden, and screams from the women and chil- the flat after the shooting.

whom rode British Excelsiors,

The articles Mrs

were: 16 tles, one, dren.

Nell Hopman, of Australia, pipe, two fountain pens, an alarm One of the soldiers brought a These witnesses sald

The Boston man, who has now won their first round match in the clock, two watches, eight pairs of they had

junior and light-Mixed truncheon down

never seen the man before in the won the senior, ucross the boy's

Doubles events of the silk stockings, two pairs of gives, wrist and he let go and was carried, company of Mrs Green, and, he had weight Grand Prix, roared into the American still struggling feebly, up the ladder. been in the dat only a few seconds, lend after B. Russell, 28-year-old | here, beating the Americans, Palon baby bonnets, and some vells.

tennis championships a dress, a blouse, two Jumpers, two Als Green, the daughter of a rider maiting his first Isle of and Mrs Beyer 6-2, 6-4,-Reuter Reuter:

members obtained was an surance from Viscount Hall, temporary Government leader in

recalled carlier it the position

EDITORIAL

New Strike Situation

THE pubile cannot view Mon-

day's developments in ihe dockyards dispute with anything. but concern. At a moment when prospects looked decidedly bright for an amicable and just settle- ment, now conditions' were Introduced by employets which untess everybody concerned can remain level-headed, may have Yta: unfortunate terday, In

the devo Jopment of frado unionism; In Hongkong, we stressed the neces

for union leaders and' mem- bers to develop a strong sense

and discipline. responsibility Responsibilty, however, is not a quality to be displayed by one Bide

more particularly

which negotiations are proceeding, the autcome of which may have

important

of.

an

Impact on the fo. of the community. · Yesterday WO made mention of the danger of equivopátion and of the suspicions

atpuses in the minds

of the necessary to

public; now it seems

3

empliasing that, no matter which.

indulges in it, dissembling is stdo

distasteful and harmful. Dockyard. employers and workers have common duty—to settle their con-

troversy as quickly and fairly, an possible, but any "take it or leave It" attitude is not likely to promote this objective. Behind the dock- yardy

dispute hovers faintly threatening, the prospects. 'of

which general strike,

Hongkong neither desires nor can it afford. Nothing, therefore, should be

or done that is capable of increas the the danger of widespread strikes. This is not the time for ultintatums, which arc nothing but an affront

to the Intelligence, of those charked

with

Lasic...of negotiating agreements; are, in fact, a incit admission

that in- conully und compromise restlied, the end of their tethe We cannot believe this is truly the situation as between dockyard employers and labourers, but that they wil

will, between them, find an open road by

by which negotiations can be, resumed and the

strike settled. The general

public, though not at present

directly affected by the walkout, is an xious, and it wants to see equllable agreement that will do Justice to all parties. The appeal, therefore, to allow commonsense

to 1

an

proval, is directed now equally to employers and workers,

ed

Man appearance,

As the limp body of the boy was

was filled wher auled on to the deck, another Police Constable, was wellknown he came off is Moto Guzzi in shower of vegetable tins was hurled in the Soho district for her habit of cornering

Parliament Square in at the troops by the angry Jews.

The Jews began to fight fiercely wearing expensive jewellery but Ramsey, one of the towns on the

police said that robbery was not the circuit, motive.

against the soldiers is they were seized, and the thin line of troops buckled in several placed under the pressure from the crowd,.

GENERAL BATTLE

POLICY THEORY Scotland Yard Inquiries, revealed that several men who were-standing near the dat, walked away after the humiller ran out from the flat. They

re now being sought.

At this stage, a Jew broke free

of four soldiers struggling with and flung ilmselt on one trooper, pinning him to the deck.

Wis

Coal Mines Strike Gains

•

London, Sept. 9-Britain's

Momentum

Russell, an insurance ofciat and a protege of Stanley Woods, prewar "atint" coal strike spread to 48 motor cycling ace, skidded and hit units in Yorkshire today, in- wall as he led the lightweglat feld volving 50,000 men, and there into the fifth lap of the race. He was a hint the Government that the Government should with- was killed Instantly.

to see the outcome of Union efforts,

•

down

the

Mr Shinwell was said.

to feel

the

E. Briggs on a British Norton, might step in with direct action hold its hand temporarily, waiting won the Junior event for machines up if the threat to the nation's hut to be ready if necessary. to 320 C. ELS

time for the 220 economy became worse. miles race was 3 hours 2. minutes 1

Today, a group of locat

mino The nearest soldier brought his

It is understood that the police 1/5 seconds un

leaders and Labourite Members of Average speed of

Growing wider for a second time Parliament from the Yorkshire area truncheon down on the Jew's head are working on the theory that 74.64 miles per hour.

in five days despite a mine leaders were touring fields and going down with a sharp crack that rang through possibly by a hired assassin.

the woman was killed in revenge, I A. E. Moule, also on 4 Norton, warning that a severe conl shortage in the pitheads themselves to at- the bold..

was second with an average speed of could bring At this point, the battle. became

73.50 miles per hour-Associated Government, the number cut on into going back,

Labour tempt to argue the Idling workers She met the man at another place Preas. more general, with the crowd rush-only half an hour before sho ing at the soldiers in a solid mass. found dying at the entrance to her

strike, jumped by some 6,000 over- Tour hundred thousand tons of night. Screams and crica, with the Hat, where evidently she staggered

coul have been lost so far in groans of the wounded, filled the after being shot.

British political sources said the two and a half weeks ago over

strike, which started at Grimethorpe Fuel Minister, Mr Emmanuel Shin- refusal to work an extra well, reported on the strike today coul face to help

of to the Cabinet and suggested that economic crisis,

meet Britain's for the time being the strike bo left | sideways and lay groaning. Jis nat duc, to a sudden burst of anger..

Dealers in London were beginning London, Sépt. 9-Flory

Van to

the National Minera wrist appeared, to have been broken

Donots, Belgian freelance golf pro- which has condemned the walkout for London consumers was cut to Union, to feel the effect. Delivery coal In the fall.

Daniel Green, the woman's hus-fessional had a first round score of Mr Arthur Horner, Communist provide extra amounts to keep in- From the Ume the young boy ré-band and a wholesale dealer,

MinersTM was 70 in the southern qualifying text and

General alsted, there were not more than in a nearby club when the shooting for the News of the World match gravely

Secretary,dustries' running in the waried the miners

Sheffold four or five poople who did not have occurred. They were married three play tournament at Langley Park, night that. they were changering cuts already were effective-United Jalateel areas, where 80 per cont gas (Continued on Tage: 4)

months ago ileuter,

Kent, on Tuesday..

the 'Clovernment.:

Press.

hold.

Cotton Trails

by

Leaders

A British soldier staggered back Fetters in her flat examined from the knot of struggling people, the police supported the theory that hands clapped to groin, then fell the killing had been planned

and

area