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HAGANA GIRL

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1947.

COMMANDO KIDNAPPED BY IRGUN

Jérusalem, Sept. 21-A Hagana_female_commando a 22-year-old girl member of this underground group's striking force-was kidnapped-tonight-in- Telaviv by masked youths of the Irgun Zvai Leumi's "Black Squad," thus ex- tending the mutual abductions, hitherto confined to Jerusalem, to another city. The kidnappers penetrated the Hagana girl's residence in Aliya Street, Telaviv, at dusk tonight, asked her father, who was preparing to go to the synagogue, if his daughter was home, then forcibly carried the girl into a wait- ing black limousine and drove north before the father was able to realise what was happening.

AUTUMN

BUDGET FORECAST

London, Sept. 21. The belief that Britain will have a severe autumn "crisis" budget soon after Parliament reassembles Usually is hardening here. there is only one budget-in the spring.

1 brezme clearer today that the Chancellor of the Exchequer's hed- ging at his Friday press conference on the question whether there would be an autumn budget at all was

caused

constitutional by purely necessity that this information should not be given to the press betere being presented to Parliament

Britain's real problem is Inflation and the man to cure it is the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer,

Without

him all other crisis measures so far talegn will make matters worn.

Spending Power

|

The abduction was not re- ported to the police, in keeping with the Hinganin polley of keeping the police of internal strife. The spectacular aspect of the present "civil war" is mutual abductiona.

and

The reason for this is that the Irgun

lost considerable bald ng sines the Nathanya atrocity, when they booby- trapped the bodies of two Britsh sergeants whom they had hanged.

Belgin's Cunning

However, the Irgun commander- The Hagana started this by told-in-chief, Menahem Belgin, nas not nepping members of the Irgun and lost any of his cunning. On Sep-

leniber 15, the Arst day

of the Stern Gang for questioning punishment. It may be recalled that Jewish New Year, rumours aprend come to that Hagana squads had during the war, after the murder Jerusalem for action against Irgun. Lord Moyne, the Hagan vrgceeded to break the back of terror by kid-Belgin dispatched Irgun volunteers

mines detonate harmless happing key men

and imprisoning various parts of Jerusalem. This them in remote Jewish settlements. put the British on the alert, and

groups are taking reprisals,

However, now the Ingun and Stern They claim that the Hngana is using third degree methods against Irgun pri-

soners.

In this conflict, the usually aggres- sive Irgunists are on the defensive.

werd

In

the

in reinforced patrols

und capital while armoured cars

were sent scurrying about. tanks

unable to emerge Thus Fagana was and their plan was momentarily folied.

Other aspects of the conflet are the propaganda war with leaflets The Hagana and radio broadcasts,

the drive is aimed of cutting off sources of income of the extremist Kiving

to protection would-be victims of "war fund con- tribution" extortions and by the seizure of Irgun arms dumps.

SOVIET PLOT roup

AGAINST BRITAIN

Chichester, Sept.

by

KOITORE PAŁOR SERVIER.

JECARS

PRESIDENT

"Oh boy! Almost quitting time!"

THASATURDAY KARILING POWE

188

E. INDONESIA PREMIER

GUILTY OF CORRUPTION

Batavia, Sept. 21-Following the presentation of proof that he had been involved in corruption, Nadjamo. · eddin Daeng Malewa, Premier of East Indonesin, has been' relieved of his post, it was officially announced in Makas- sar, East Indonesia, todny.

M. Nadjamocddin is

now

Serious Drought Means Lower German Rations

and

the United

Berlin, Sept. 22.-The British States zones of Germany face a ration cut for the next rationing period as the result of the most severe drought in the country for the past 100 years, General Lucius D. Clay, Military Governor of the United ́States-zone; stated-in-his-fortnightly report issued to-

day.

In a pessimistic survey of the which for feeding purposes, are administered. Only two- various phases of the United Jointly

thiras of the potato and meal rations States zone's economy, General would be issued, and fat would be Clay reported that preliminary cut by one-quartor. The full bread estimates showed that the over-ration would be given.

all food crop would be reduced between 20 am 40 percent.

As a result, he said, rations for the coming period must drop over 100 calories daily in both rones,

PERSIAN OIL

AGREEMENT

QUESTIONED

General Ciny said that electric power generation had dropped 22 percent because of dry weather,, with the result that come vital locomotive and rail-car repair shops had to close down. This would mean on additional, burden for the already overtaxed

railway transport, which even now whò unable to chrry the originally put · at 300,000

tus production needed to be increased even further if the new level of in- dusirfal production was to be at tained.

Movement Of Coal Movement of coal by Rhine barges, originally put at 300,000 tons Teheran, Sept. 21. The tor September, had been lowered to

legality of oll negotiations con- £40,00 tons, and the target would

who signed a 50-year agreement

While the backbone of the Irgun HOOVER SEES staying in Holland after visiting southern province,

and Stern Gang is at belleved to be firm,

It is generally conceded, even by the police, that the two groups have been weakened by the Hagana mansurMY,

The restriction of imports, expan- alon of exports and higher incomes

21.-The for harder work combine to mean

With the spread of the wave of still more money chasing, slili fewer Soviet Union is trying to des- mutual kidnappings, the civil war Roods unless the Chancellor of the

troy Britain by plot and pro- between the lagune and Irgun is Exchequer takes the right action in mopping up the excess spendingpaganda, open attacks, secret just one phase removed from an all-

and out shooting war. Blander which might mean apending machinations,

power, power

from savings and other forms abuse, according to the Church of capital as well as spending power of England Dean of Chichester. from current incomes.

By today, it had become almost the Very Reverend A. S. Dun- impossible to see how this could be can-Jones, speaking necomplished without a socclai bud-"Battle of Britain" service at

the Cathedral here today.

Kel.

It is pointed out, however, that the mere reduction of food subsidies. which now total nearly £400,000,

would

not of itself require a

dret.

A reduction of expenditure docs not of itself ever require any budge tary action. Anti-Inflationary action other than subsidy cuts, however, will almost certainly require an a tumn budget. It is believed here Reuter.

In

Egyptians

Heated Mood

Calro, Sept. 21-More than 1,000 Egyptian Army employees of the

PIA- marched on the workshops sidency of the Council of Minister on Sunday, denouncing Britain and the United States They cheered Premier Mahmoud

Nokrashy Live Fosha and shouted Russla, Poland' and Syria."

Nokrashi Pasta returned on Satur

sessiorts duy from United Nations which reached no decision on Egypt's demand for withdrawal of British troops from the Nile Valley and an end to British administration of the Sudan.

Cardinal Issu

The cardinal Issue

subordinate themselves to the Jewish The Dean did not refer to Russia Agency-democratically elected by name from the pulpit, but spoke Jewish national leadership-and only of a "toe more ruthless than consequently consider itself the legi- the Germans, though not so power-timate army of the embryo Jewish ful."

After the service he told reporters that he meant Hussin,

state.

GRIM FOOD

YEAR AHEAD

the United States.

Economies, it was stated.

Until a new

Prime Minister

Dutch Puppet

The Cabinet members said that M. whose government

الله

lem."

Ghavam and members Cabinet were session.

present

without

railway

the

ducted by the Persian Premier, every dimcult to achieve,

Gentral's report said. Ahmed Ghavam de Sultanch,

He disclosed that last month the Soviet border authorities refused to last year with the Soviet Union accept the return to the Soviet zone of people who had providing for a joint company of thousands to exploit north Persian oil crossed the zonal border illegally.

Other difficulties arose with the territories, was questioned in Soviet authorities because they owed the Majlis (Persian Parliament) the United States zone about 12,000 General Clay wagons. today

Abdul Hussein Estebar, the Op- said that urgent representations were being made to reduce this wagon position Deputy for Khuzistan, the debt, so that I would not be neces

declared that

cury to discontinue or curtall dras- Chavan did not receive any vote of leally the movement of goods into confidence from the last Majlis and the Sovict zone, M. Nadjamoeddin hus niso been re-indded; "Gliavam is not the repre- leved of the pest of Minister of sentative of the people and there. Only Optimistic Point

fore not empowered to make agree-

Deliveries of all-Important pit- Isments for them."

a member of props for the Ruhr from the Soviet Hussein Estebar, appointed. Dr.J. Wacouw. Health

Bug zone were lagging behind commit- Minister, will serve as Premier, and the independent Opposition.

Is time for Persin to ments, the report said. "It is Dr A. M. Semawi, Transport Minis-gested; New York, Sept. 21.-Former ter, as Minister of Economies. examine the oil concessions already

The only optimistic observation`in A foreign company (Anglo- President Herbert Hoover today The Enst

held by Indonesian Justice held

the report was tint the output of coupled a plea for voluntary ru-Minister told the Cabinet that it had Iranian Oil Company)".

He denied the Premier's assertion hard coal in the French zone had bern "proved" that M. Nadjamocd-

United period of occupation in August. in this civu / Lioning to tide the world over din was connected with "corruptive that he cleared. foreign troops from i reached a new record figure for the The British zone mines created a the war is not "terrorism," as popularly "a grim food year" with actions principally in the domain of Azerbaijen, adding: "the at

the American goods supply, it was announced to Nailons settled the Azerbaijan prob- record for the occupation period with of the 244,080 tons on September 4. This supposed, but subordination of the warning that extremists to Hagana. The latter people could not be expected to night.

make sacrifices "unless there is

during the gain was balanced, however, General Clay said, by six percent drop in complete co-operation abroad."

production in the United States zone, Foreigners in Azerbaijan due to thinning scams and an in- Hoover declared in a speech at

The Teheran Radio today report-creasing amount of impuritice Madison Square Garden tut such Nadjamocddin,,

Department of Pro- Reuter. events as the recent political strikes has been labelled a "Dutch puppet" ed that the

by the Republic of Indonesia, is on paganda and Information had om- This is acknowledged by all Pales- of farm Workers in Italy, which his way back to the Indies after clally stated that reports of recent tine Jews except the Irgun and Stern paralyse their production of food,

ber of the Dutch-sponsored East baljon were

foundation. members, whe denounce the Jewish do not stimulate American effort" going to the United States as a mem-arrivals of many foreigners in Aber- Agency, quibbling to spurn the au- thority of its leaders. Hogana He said that in recent months the Indonesian delegation, which sup- The situation in Azerbaijan con-

CASQ before the brands the extremists an 'traitors" world

food outlook "has become ported the Dutch

tinues perfectly normal," the report and claims a moral right to enforce even more distressing." and added: Security Council.

Action was taken by the acting ads for the Persion Parliament has their subordination.

"Due to failure of agricultural re- Some elements of the Hagana,covery in Europe and Asia, together President, the Sultan of Sumbawa, shown no hurry to pass the vote of

in a drive against ex- engaged

with devastating droughts in other after the Cabinet informed him confidence in Ghavam's new govern- tremists on various occasions, believe parts of the world-including

the that "further co-operation with the rent, and without this vote the Pro- unable to 12 Prime Minister has become mmier is constitutionally in the methods of Irgun but do not American corn crop-the next

the 19481 Westminster Service cunecde the Irgun's authority to carry months will be a grim food year." possible," Cabinet members said.

M. Nadjamorddin was an official present the bill ratifying

agreement. them out.

In the first 25 years, 49 percent of London, Sept. 21-The Prime

Hoover declared that "the situa- in the Netherlands Indies Depurt-

Affairs

before the the shares of the company proposed Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, was

to the United Press with an analogy:

war, and has been among the congregation of 2,500 In the early stages of the last war,

over husty action. All countries in

Indonesia

was Persia and 51 percent to Russia, which Republic of East Europe have their harvests attended which

Westminster at

Brilons disapproved of the also will supply them

distribution thereafter being 50-50. for zome formed in December 1948.

divided bo

in been East Indonesia Abbey's Thanksgiving Service, con- many

re-The profits would

the cluding a week of commemoration way their national leadership carried period. In the United States, even

cognised by the Dutch Government accordance with shares and Force's decisive out the struggle. But did that give

as a self-governing state intended Soviet would supply the machinery have a surplus of human food. of the Royal Air

Kroups of well-meaning Englishmen in the post pessimistic view, victory over the Luftwaffe.

to become part of the projected and technical experts-Reuter. Also present were the Air Minister, the right to organise their own army

United States of Indonesia. Mr Noci Baker, the Chief of

Organised --Measures --- Air and wage war their own-way?!!

Irgun Argument

Answers "By proper world organisation we

appeuted to M. Nadjamoeddin

A Techen, lying in the southwest King George and the Dominions The Irgun maintains this analogy ought to be able to prevent disaster

corner of the Arablan peninsula. 2. with another. 03 we did in the 1945 harvest year other nations to give the new state inept. They counter Hundreds of people were unable They describe Hagana a Zlonist when, he said, disaster was averted the same recognition, but Dr Sutan Kingman Island, 150 feet long and HONGKONG

200 feet wide at high tide. It les Premier of the Indone- Sjahrir, then millila subject to a quisling adminis-by

denised measures among the nations, by co-operative tration. They say Irgan, and only

action

surplus production slun Republic, described the iden of about 1,800 miles northeast of Pago among

southwest Pacific. 3. a self-governing East Indonesin as Pago In the Irgun, is the army of liberation.

G. Danie. Enst "Did de Gaulle

by self-denial nations, and

of absurd" because

Indonesia Glico. 4. Turkey, have to ask authority of Petain for his war of American consumers.

was depend public.

economically on the Periodic attacks of severe headaches, "I should like to add a.word of beration against the occupants

Indonesian warning. The American people can- The announcement that M. Nad- France? they ask.

not be expected to make the per-jamocddin had been relieved of his British Army Intelligence members; sons

conal sucrifices which this pro-post followed

other a purge of believe that if the UN. General gramme entails unless there is com- ometals, in which arrests were made Assembly endorses UNSCOP's plete co-operation abroad."

in Makassar after investigations partition recommendations, the In discussing the world crop re had revealed. a network of em- Hagana-Irgun strife will nssume the port, Hoover declared: "Russla form of full-fledged elvil war unless | had some crop improvement. Arab opposition unites In opposing I hope it is enough to supply camps early enough.-United Press. satellite stries."-Associated Press.

Ile explained that he was deeply perturbed at the fallure of so many people in Britain to recognise the seriousness of the situation.

"In many ways," he said, "we are going through exactly the same pro- cess as we did with Hitler before the Inst war."Reuter,

Staff, Lord Tedder, and other high

Air Force officers.

were represented.

to get into the great Gothle church but thronged the adjoining streets and cheered the procession of the veterans of the battle on their way to the service.

Similar cervices

MPTR

As the Premier arrived, the crowd broke through police lines, crying "Iori live Nokrash!, enemy of the

held in British. Down with the 1036 (An gle-Egyptian) treaty. No negoliu-churches throughout Britals, and an air display reproducing the 1940 tions and no alliance."

The crowd dispersed at the Praids took place over Southeastern

England.-Reuter, mier's request.---Associated Press.

Britain And Russia Tie In First-Round Chess

London, Sept. 21.-Britain and Russia were tied at two- all tonight at the end of the first round of an international chess match, with six unfinished games postponed until Monday. Each team had one win, and there were two draws counting half a point cach for both sides.

G. Eighteen-year-old Crown, a student at Liverpool University, won the first match for Britain against Russia's

veteran A. Kotov,

For Russia, 1. Boleslavsky defeated Sir George Thomas, former British champlon, who resigned on his 41st

move.'

pald

So

One of them explained his sland tion will not be solved by panic or ment of Economic premier since the | under the agreement would belong to

No Illegal Operations

hospital

The reports were attributed to the Jewish "American Joint Distribution Committee here.

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+

We

hos

Drastic Purge

has bezzlement. Evidence collected con-

vinced the East Indonesian Govern ment that G drastic purge necessary-Reuter,

the

Cattle Drive ¿

In Russia

of

was

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WAY TO U.S.

Vienna, Sept. 21-Reports ernment announced today that Berlin,

Moscow, Sept. 21.-The gov-

Sept. 21-Dr Kurt that illegal surgical experiments

Schumacher, leader of the Gor- T. the other eight runners carried eight had been performed on Jewish probably the most elaborately man Social Democratic Party, hos prepared and scientifically finally received U.S. State Depart- store eight pounds,

The winner paid 149 francs for refugee children in n Vienna executed cattle drive in history ment clearance to attend the Ameri

diseases 10 francs stake, while places paid Infectious 35, 27 and 23 francs respectively were denied by the Vienna has been successfully concluded. can Federation of Labour convention Imprudence

Over 1,300,000 head of cattle were in San Francisco, and will Icayo was a 11-to-10 favourite Coalition newspaper, Das Neus driven nearly 125 miles northward today from Templehof airfield aboard

Ambassador

Robert D. Murphy's Beyler.

Oesterreich, today..

from drought-threatened areas MOTOR GRAND PRIX

southern. Turkmena without loss. personal

Dr

and his deputy, Schumacher The movement took six weeks. Lyans, Sept. 21-Louis Chiron of France, driving a Talbot, won the

Thousands of cowboys drove the Fritz Heine, of the managing board Grand Prix of the Automobile Club

of the Social Democrallo Party, will along trails blazed by advance land at the Frankfurt airfield and cattle of France here today, covering the

An official inquiry by doctors and camel parties, which left stores of course of about 310 miles in four

Airlines plane for the United States. hours three minutes 40.7 seconds, on police revented that Jewish refugee food, erected shelters and dug water connect with the American Overseas average speed of approximately 78 children, hospitably received by an wells as deep as 550 feet Plans Unite Planes miles per hour.

slready overcrowded hospital, had guided the cowboys along the tralis

contact nut kept radio

with the Henrf Louveau (France), driving been treated exactly like other pa-herds. The planes also patrolled Maseratti was second, and Eugene tients, and there was nothing to Chabau (France), driving a Talbot, which exception could be taken from against, serious fire danger. Each was third,

a medical standpoint, the paper said. herd was accompanied by fire fight- The junior class for the Grandi

ing equipment carrier by camels.

Other

camols carried complete LONGCHAMPS RACING

The iden that such things could Prix

Martin, was won by Eugene Longchamps, Sept. 21-Madame driving a Fraser Nashi, who covered happen in a municipal Infectious dis veterinary units--United Press. P. Corbière's French Ally, Impru- the course of about 127 miles in one eased hospital of Vienna as happened denet, winner of this year's Oaks, hour 37 minutes 31.1 seconds, at an in the huts, of organised, dramat

but rouid only started favourite

averuge speed of about 78 miles, an Dachau, and Buchenwald la absurd," Prix finish

£1,000 sixth in the

hour. Reuter,

the paper added.--Reutor, Vermeille for three-your-old alles

CYCLE TIME TRIALS over one and a half miles here to

Italian Sept. 21. The Paris, cyclist, A. Coppl, won the Grand Prix des Nations International time trial race here this afternoon.

Drawn games were bettan II Golombek of Britain and V. Smuslov of Russia, and P. S. Milner Barry of Britain and Russia's A. Lllenthal, Adjourned matches included a fought duel between U.S.S.R hard champion. Pavel Keres and C.H.O. D. Alexander, 1946 dumpton of Britain-Associated Press

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Jowish women wept quietly at the anti-Semitle

but speeches,

0110 woman shouted: "My son lost his life

In France for this". Hamm, the policy director of the League, made references to recent Court cases arising out of the dis turbances at the League mocdings Hollywood, Sept 21-One-time "If I go to prison, I shall keep the

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Paris, Sept. 21.-Arenado ex-

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