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HK WOMAN FINED £200

Londen, Oct. 1The get- erous impulse of a kind heart" cost airs Phyllis Bliss, formerly of Hongkong, £200 at a London police couri today when she was Bined this amount for dealing in goods on which customs duty and purchase tax had not been pata.

It was slated that Mrs Bliss WAS approached by another woman in Ilongkong who con- ceived the plan of sending soine bracelets to Esgland through Mrs. Bilss, who was to hand them to the woman's brother no that

he could sell them and at- Lend

university.

Mrs Bliss also admitted re- bracelets celving another six from Hongkong in food parcels, the duty payable on them being

£132.

For the defence it was stated that is Bliss agreed to bring the bracelets through the cus

woman. toms to oblige the whose brother was to sell them in England-Beater.

Truman's "Eat Less" Appeal

Washington. Oct. 1. Pre- sident Truman today asked the American people to eat legs bread and thus help to save 100.000.000 bushels of grain for European ail,

stock.

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The President, who was address. ing the Grst meeting of the Citizen's Food Committee at the White House, also called for a reduc- tion in the feeding of grain to live- He said that the saving asked of each individual was actually small.

"One bushel of grain saved by every American n the next few months will do the job," he said.

Charle Mr

Luckman, the Com- mittee Chairman, said in reply: 'Mr President, the people of America have never failed in the accomplish- ment of any war. It will not fall in this war on hunger."

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1947.

ANOTHER MASS SLAUGHTER Exodus 1947

OF REFUGEES

Shocking Episode In Punjab

MOSLEM RAIDERS

New Delhi, Oct. 1.-Approximately. 2,000 non-Moslom refugees were killed by Moslem raiders at Tandlianwała, 25 miles west of Lyallpur, in Pakistan Punjab, it was reported tonight,

The victims, the

from

The mass slaughter-one of the greatest since the gigantic sub-continent was divided into India and Pakistan was revealed in reliable reports from Amritsar. The incident occurred on September 26.

reports sald. ¡ were killed when a convoy were members of a refugee convoy Bannu came under heavy fire from attempting to escape the troubled raiders near Lakk! in the Northwest

Unly a amall number of Frontier province. aren.

Lahore casualties WAS reported to have! Railway traffic between been infilcted on the Moslem at-, and Karachi, capital of Pakistan, :1 been suspended. Provincial tackers.

police are combing the province and imposing collective Dnes villages from which the raiders came United Press.

This massacre, it was pointed out, was in addition to another attack Bear' the samo place, which was re- ponted earlier today and which was officially confirmed in New Delhi,"

Me Liaquat All Khan, Premier of Mountbatten, Pakistan, and Earl

Indin, met Governor General of today with the Joint Defence Council and it was understood. hold dis cussions relating to plans and pro- Foals for early dissolution of the Supreme Command,

However, no official statement was released on the meeting.

FLOODS, PESTILENCE Communal sleughter continued with over 200 deaths, while floods Prezident Truman's Counell of and pestilence brought additional Economic Advisers tonight urged horrors to the Indian scene today the President to consider the re-the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's birth storation of price control and mation-day, which will be celebrated as a ing in the United States as D public possible step

the voluntary food to holiday throughout the Indian saving campaign failed.

wards.

tomorrow.

Rome Facing Gen. Strike Threat

оп

Was

Rome, Oct.1.--Rome threatened today with a general strike on Friday unless the Italian government "satisfies" the demands of 30,000 Innd- occupying peasants.

Reports from Punjab told of re-

The ultimatum of the Communist-- fugees and cattle drowning, In controlled Labour Chamber of the extricably mixed in rivers swollen capital followed 10 days of agitation

monsoon deluge. Floods by

by farm workers-a continuation of wrecked rati, tracks, bridges and the Leftist anti-government-or- roads in both East and West Pun- " | gramme which began nearly four

Grand

the

The Council presented a report to this effect shortly after the Pros dent's appeal to the United States to eat less broad and mave 100,000,000 bushels of grain for hungry Europe:

Trunk Road "We hope it will be unnecessary Jab. The

kond | wecks pgo. rationing". Me beyond Lahore was said to be in- to have consunter

The worst strike activity in Italian Edwin G. Nourse, the Council's undated to depths of two to ten history, a Lefilst day of demonstra

trucks, tlon Chairman, told Q reporter after feet, marooning refugees

against Premier. Alcide de adding to the misery of hordes Casperi and the current Assembly **II the situation becomes seeking sanctuary in Pakistan and no-confidence debate appeared part sufficiently acute, we will have to drowning their entile which were of a pattern for keeping the govern-

taken on the long trek from India. ment in hot water until

the im- consider all these control measures",

One refugee column today was portant Rome administrative elec- he athied.

mileg nino

west President Truman, writing to the attacked

of tions on October 12. Chairmen of the Congressional Com-Amritsar and 45 refugees killed and The new strike threat was not

before wounded mittees which have been called to 25

medgenerally expected to materialise co gether to consider the European aid escorts repelled the raiders with the soon before the clction. Govern Probleras, declared that the prospect loss of six of their number. Onement sources point out that experts of a successful general economic re-hundred and forty-six non-Moslems conferring with proprietors covery programme for Europe was were killed during a rald on a comp farmers had almost reached scille- one of the major hopes for peace at Tandlianwala, 00 miles west of ment of the land occupation problem and economic security in the world. Lahore, where police guards killed fast night, but admitted that the Reuter.

20 Taldera. Another 60 refugees Communists would probably claim

EDITORIAL

•

the armed

Air Services Into China

WITH the announcement that

Government had designated

Lict... to

-service- establish a regional air

Hongkong Airways,

A

based here, roes confirmation of cartier unofficial reports that Hongkong air concern had been

purpose of Im created for the

the plementing

Anglo-China bilateral air agreement. The new company intends, in due course, to establish services which will have the effect of extending the present BOAC United Kingdom to Bingapore-Hong- Hongkong h kong reales inte China proper, and bringing yet closer to realisa tion the original conception of the BOAC "Dragon" route which aims fo link England with the whole of the Orient na far as Japan. One of the most interesting points about the announcement of the new regional air service is the dis.. closure that Hongkong Airways was brought into being ju order to be able to deal effectively "will, the special commercial Interesis. Unklag Hougkong and the hinter land. The formation of a long- kogn consern to help implement the bilateral agreement gives the Colony a sentimental as well a8.9- practical interest in the develop

the Far ment of Brital aviation in East and there will be general.

the good wishes for

with

inccess

of Hongkong. Airways. Much, › naturally, -will depend on the de

gree of co-operation by Chinese emelals in Canton and Shanghai in bilateral the fulfilment of the agreement, Hongkong has already opened its airfield wide to Chinese which come and so civil aircraft, with the minimum of formalities. This is mentioned here

because

dark suggestions have been thrown out that the Chinese authorities will require avery

try individual'

plane operated by Hongkong Always obtain clearance certificates from Canton and Shanghai before a machlue can be permitted to

to

and

credit for a victory for workers, if the agreement was reached before Friday.

These two pictures show illegal Jewish immigrants, some of the "Exodus 1947" party, entraining at Hamburg after disembarking from the Ocean Vigour.

Americans Cause Delay In Report On Indonesia

Batavia, Oct. 1.The report of the six consuls, who completed their study of the "cease-firo" order in Indo- nesla on Friday, will be delayed for about a fortnight owing to the insistence of the United States on carrying out their own investigations of the truce and the general situation in Indonesia, It was learned today.

Refugees

PALMER

For

Reservations

WINS HIS APPEAL

The appeal by Alfred Brian Palmer, Marine Superinten. dent of CNRRA Water Trans- port, against his sentence of one year imprisonment on charges of fraudulent conver- sion, was allowed by Mr Justice Gould at the Supreme Court this morning.

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WORLD SERIES

Dodgers Routed By Yankees

SECOND DEFEAT

New York, Oct. 1.-News. York Yankees today routed Brooklyn Dodgers in tho second game of the world series 10-3, before 69,865 spec- tators. •

The

Yankee batting pawer, coupled with Dodger blunder add- ed up to a 10:3 rout for the 'Amerl- can League champions in the_second game of the 1947 World Series.

Except for the early Inning when the Dodgers kept abreast of the Yankees, matching them run for run, the game was a completo_rout and visibly damperfed the Dodgers" hopes for winning their first World Serfes in baseball history.

The scores were:

R H Brooklyn Dodgers ....... 30 New York Yankees... 10 15

Brooklyn Dodgers: p. Lombard, Gregg. (5th), Behrman (7th), Borney (70)); e.. Edwards,

Now York Yankees: p. Reynolds; c. Berra.

Winning pitcher; Neynolds. Losing pitcher: Lombardi ---Uni-

Pres

Amateur-Pro: Golf

Birkdale, England, Oct. 1-Charllo Ward, member of the British Ryder Cup golf team who has not, won major professional tournament alf

ernished season, Anally

into top money on Wednesday with the help of an amateur.

His Honour bald that he Fartnered by 36-year-old Ronnie- quashed the conviction and sen White, Ward won the £600 first tenco imposed in the lower prize in the London Daily Telegraph court, and discharged Palmer, new amateur-professional two-ball foursomes tournament, designed to Palmer was sentenced on con-rise the standard of British viction by Mr Blair-Kerr at Kow- amateur by giving them experience

with

professionals. loon Court on June 14 to one year's

Ward and While defeated Max hard inbour. He was allowed boil

Faulkner, also in of $5,000, pending his appeal.

the Ryder Cup team bound for America on Oct. 18 The appeal, which was heard at and Donald Cameron, two and one the Supreme Court on September in the 18 holes final over the 6,000- 22, was brought on the grounds that yard seaside Birkdale course. the convictions were against the weight of evidence and were wrong White matched Ward shot for shot In law and that Palmer was not during thes three-day event. Ho guilty of the offences.

Playing on his home

COUNSE

gave the team a lead at the third hola against Faulkner and Cameron Palmer was represented-by-the by negotiating a stymie. They won' Hon. Leo d'Almada (instructed by the fourth and seventh, and nursed

Mr F. 1. Zimmern) and the Crown the lead to victory-Associated by Mr A. Lonsdale (Crown Coun- Presa. sel).

Palmer was convicted on June 14 on two charges of fraudulent con- veralon of two sums amounting to $7,614.45.

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Food & Medicine For Viet Nam

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Ikin For W. Indios

London, Oct. 1-Lancashire's all- rounder John Ikin, declared fit after an attack of hols, has accepted the Maryleborn Cricket Club invitation to tour the West Indies this winter. -Associated Press,

Soccer And Rugby

London, Oct. 1The following

Paris, Oct. 1.-The British Consul are the results of soccer and rugger at Hanoi, Mr R. Wilson, has radioed games played tonight:

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Agence

a message to Houng Minh Glam, Third Division Southern: Brigh- Viet Nam 'Minister of Foreign Affairs, ton & Hove 0 Swansea Town 1. offering him two tens of food and Rugby Union: Combined Services Dr Walter Foote, the retiring Two of the American officers who medical supplies from the French, The Labour Chamber threatened elared at a meeting of the Consular been attached to Field Marshal Cross, according to

United States Consul-General, de-arrived yesterday had previously Red Cross to the Viet Nam Redbrid allons 19; Abertillery 0 New-

0; Bridgend 14 Penarth Bristol 33 Clifton 8; Penzance and to paralyse all elvic life except essen- Commission yesterday that he would Lord Wavell's Headquarters, in The Srance Presse message from Salgon Newlyn 0 Aberavon 14; R.N. En- tial functions, "unless the govern- not sign the final report until the Netherlands East Indies ment sets up a cominisalon to assign eight United States military officers, the Pacific War, while Lieutenant

early in this afternoon.

gineering College, Devonport 3 De- Services 20; Rugby 0 Nor- uncultivated lund to occupying who

arrived yesterday afternoon Colonel Dixon, of the War Devart-

The British Consul's message, said the 18. formers." There was а full after being delayed by weather con ment, according to the Dutch News that he would go personally to meet Rugby League:

New York 0 squatters' activities today, except for dilions, had carried out their own agency, visited Dutch and Re-a Viet Nam-messenger on October a Zealand tourists 20. Lancashire Cup, general strikes. In two outlying investigations.

publican territory in May this year at Pont Des Rapides (in Tongking. second round. first leg-Bellevue villages.

Hanoi, on a War Department commissiont far from

between Rangars 10 Salford 5; Leeds Neutral circles here, said that Dr Reuter.

French-held and Viet Nam terti- Dewsbury 7. Yorkshire Cup, second Foote's refusal to accept unsupported

tory) to hand the supplies over, the round first leg-Wakefield Trinity reports of other Allied officers would

axcnicy added-Rouler

23 Hull 14-Reuter. have the effect of converting

what was hitherto an International. in- | quiry into a national one.

LIZZARDI'S ACCUSATION

plahel Gasperi

with

the Communist labour boss, Giuseppe di Vittorio, during the Assembly de- bato today when the question of

The consuls, who had advised the strikes was raised by the Left Wing United Nations Security Council that Socialist speaker, Orest Lizzardi, they would have their report ready] Lizzardi accused the Industrialists for September 30, cabled the Council

leave Hongkong. Any such cons-of-trying to run the country with that it would be delayed owing to

allen would be intolerable, firstly because the bilateral pact renders

it unnecessary, and secondly be cause Hongkong his never im- posed this restriction on Chinese aircraft coming into Kaj Tak.

The bilateral agreement is not a document produced on the spur of the moment. Its terms have been thrashed out by fully accredited representatives on both sides, and lake la consideration every neces sary factor. Any attempt on fle part of minor Chinese amelais impose additional regulations

harmful could only serve

pur- pose, and it would be of mutual benefit if Nanklog, at this stage, were to oficially repudiate any intentions on the part of Canton and Shanglial officials to introduce local gestrictions' against British civil aircraft flying from Hong- kong,

government backing and added, the lute arrival of the American

The most socially progressive coun- observers, trick Are those which have tho greatest number of strikes.”

De Gasperi arose and interrupted with, "Then what about Russia, where strikes are forblilden?

BELATED ARRIVAL

STOP PRESS

HK May Have

Gale Tonight

the At 3.am

Colonel Refuses To Give Evidence Against Farran

15

Captain Roy Alexander Farran, Prosecutor, asked him about the

"I am not prepared to answer

Jerusalem, Det. 1. When When Mr-Maxwell Turner, the was accused at a court-martial te had with Captain Farran oly of a conversation he admitted The No. 1 typhoon signal was here this afternoon of the mure in May, The American officers will leave

Colonel Ferguson tomorrow 10, fly to

hoisted at 7.10 this moming, and at der of a 16-year-old Jewish answered: Jogjakarta, 10.30 the Royal Observatory issued youth, Alexander Rubowitz, that question with all due respict D Vittorio jumped to his feet Sourabaya, Semerang and and shouted, "In Russia there are doeng, to visit the areas which have the following report:

m. Hongkong Ume, the Colonel Bernard Fergusson, the already been investigated for no industrialist organisations."

to the court-because might typhoon was centred about 300 miles tall, monocled officer who served sibly incriminate me The government report that living

past three weeks. costs had jumped 15 per cent in the Neutral observera stated that the ESE of Hongkong, moving west at with the late Major General

Colonel about 15 not

sold Fergussen

nar past three months increased, publife belated arrival, of the Americans and of filling up as it Wingato in Burmin, refused to though he was not represented in concern over the mounting Inflation their insistence on carrying out

court, he had taken legal advice art and gave the Leftists more ammuni- their own Investigation would meets the cool current of the north testify against him.

Colonel Bernard Fergusson, D.S,O., elected not answer this question. ebcast amonsTOM tion for their fight to force the rea-

which is blowing down the 'urgency, nullify

with which

who joined the Palestine police, on After legal arguments. the. Judge tion how Cabinet.

other nations Inquired into the the Stralis of-Formosa.

Should the typhoon conttuce loan from the British army In Advocate Gemers. Mr Milford Ste-

on The crisis in the bank eredit silus-situation, which is costing the Dutch is present course the wind is ex- December 1940 with the ranke of venson observed that inder tha tion, leaving

firma without four dead, seven wounded daily and many cash to meet payrolls, brought an the Indonesians many more casual-

peeled to freshen considerably from Assistant Inspector General, told

not bound Colonel. Fergusson was the court that Captain Farman Joined not

to answara appeal from both Industrialists and less.

the north during the day, and 'may

The President of the Court, Briga- Industrial unionis today for urgent

These officers have

teach galo force tonight. The weather the Palestine police in March 1947. orders

told changes in the credit lawn which straight from General MacArthur is expected to become cloudy, with bring seconded through the Colonial dier It L. Maxwell, then

Office from the army. He said that Colonel Fergusson that he was froo are now under discussion-United and the U.S. War Department Drain developing this evening,

he was Captain Farran's immediata | to withdraw. Colonel Ferg aso Foote told Reuter

ften left the court rovin-Reuter.

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