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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1947.

FIVE JEWS KILLED ON

JAFFA-TEL-AVIV BORDERLAND

Jerusalem, Dec. 9.-Flames and gunfire swept the bloody borderland between the all Jewish city of Tel-Aviv and all Arab Jaffa today,.claiming the lives of five more Jews and resulting in injuries to five others.

Fire which broke out in a row of Arab houses and shops added to the scene of terror, sending a long column of smoke and flames into the sky.

AUSTRALIA SLASHES

US IMPORTS

The new outbreak of violence, coming as Arab League leaders convened in Cairo for a meeting which, some observers feared, would fix the zero hour for a general Arab uprising in the Middle East, boosted the unofficial count of persons slain in Palestine in the past nine days to 87.

Seven Arabs and one Jew died in

A battalion of British infantry

Canberra, Dec. 8.-Aus-scattered knifings and exchanges of 1s at present in "buffer" position oni Barcup uc- gunfire last night, while two dozen the Jaffa-Tel-Aviv border to pre- other persons were reported wounded. Į vent any large-scale Another Jew was fatally stabbed tween Jews and Arabs.-Reuter.. this morning in Jerusalem.

tralia today slashed imports of American cars, petrol, tobacco and newsprint to case the dollar position.

im-

Mr Joseph Chidey, the Australian Premler. Announced these cuts:

Imports of motor vehicle chassis

for the limited to £9,000,000 months ending June 30, 1947. Only. £3,000,000 allowed for before June 30, 1948. ports

Petrol: A reduction of a further 10 per cent to be made.

Tobacco-A 50-per cent tion in the 1948-1949 period will be made.

reduc-

on

Te-

Britain has, informed the United Nations that the intends to sur-

Palestine mandate render her May 15, Government sources ported in London today.

The British suggested that

and Jewish pendent Arnh

REPORT DOUBTED

London. Dec. 8-Jewish Agency officials in London were frankly sceptical today of the press reports Palestine that their colleagues in

British Anny had approached the with the offer of military bases to inde-Britain

condition that on

The states Jewish state was

to become part after of the British Empire,

come into existence on June 1. n two-week transition period.

Informants said the The same British Government had authorised creation of Arab and Jewish civic good. organisations to maintain Inw and order in key Holy Land areas Films:--Retention in Australia of prior to gradual concentration of all

cent

Newsprint: Fly-one pet cut in consumption compared with prewar.

of film n propuritan remittances to be made.

"We have heard nothing of such

and we offer

think i extremely

after consultations

unlikely," a spokesanan said.

"Such step could only be taken of the highest authorities of the Zionist movement,

STIRRING SIGHT

Chatham, Kent, Dec. 8.- Three senior naval officers --Admiral Sir Harold Bur- rough, Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, Rear-Admiral B. C. B. Brookė, Commodore of Chatham Barracks, and Captain E. N. R. Fletcher, in charge of the Stores Section here today stirred· 560 pounds of mixture for Christmas puddings to be caten by 1,600 naval ratings on Christmas Day.

The three officers used Carley float paddles to do the mixing and into the mixture Sir Harold pour- ed 12 pints of rum and scattered 160 silver three penny pieces.---Router.

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SCHUMAN'S ORDERS TO FRENCH STRIKERS

Return To Work By Wednesday: Forfeit Pay During Walk-Out

Paris, Dec. 9.-Premier Robert Schuman's government demanded tonight that French strikèrs return to work by Wednesday and told them they would receive no pay for the days lost during the walkouts.

The Cabinet offered, however, to pay a cost of living premium of US$13 monthly by Wednesday, retroactive to November 24 for those workers back at their benches and said it would not attempt to prosecute strikers under terms of the new stringent strike control law.

was shaken

The government handed its terms, as that organisation

the Communist-dominated by a rank and file revolt and the General Confederation of Labour, apparent failure of its attempt to increase the paralysis of France walkout of public with a 48-hour service workers-Associated Press.

Ready To Administer Aid To China Plan

Washington, Dec. 8.-As China's chances of getting US$60,000,000 interim aid improved in Congress, adminis- tration officials told the United Press that they had a pian prepared for administrating this nid if Congress finally approved it

STOPPAGES ON WANE

Paris, Dec.

stoppages

France's

which

8. The industrial have dislocated social life

economic and

for three weeks were on the wane tonight.

Reduction

Of Forces

War Office Explains Miners in the northern coalfields Shinwall Statement have resumed work on a big scale: after plrike pickets had been dis-

London, Dec. 8.-The War persed by troops, who arrived in many of the mining distrlets this Office stated tonight that in his Bolton speech, the Minister trend strengthened the Confedera- of War, Mr Emanuel Shinwell, negotiations with M. Robert Schu- strength of the forces would be Hon of Labour was due to resume is reported as saying that the

afternoon.

As the nationwide "back to work"

government,

companies British troops in evacuation "beach- who have never considered anything the emergency European relief plan, US$300,000,000 long-range aid for man's yll servants obeyed the call reduced to 700,000 by next

heada" around Halfn. The total Australian imports from

British troops are lo be withdrawn the United States and Canada were to be about £90,000,000 in 1947-1948, from the Jewish areas of Tel-Aviv, compared Petal Tiqva and Ramat Gan this it was said. Associated just over month,

imports of

Press.

of the kind."---Reuter.

rinlised.

MUFTI TO MEET FAROUK

Caro, Dec. 8-Ilaj · Amin E

and Husseini, Mufti of Jerusalem exiled lender of Palestine's Arabs, is to be received in audience by King Farouk during his present visit to Cairo, it was understood here to-nort night.

de-

sald it

reconstruction

This

The

Few

This figure was given in answer tato a question on the run down of

services beyond the

the 037,000 office Publie already announced in March, 1948.

Commerce and

Although caught completely un-, approved, in the most effective way, prepared by the surprisingly strong They have not yet, however, fivust Congressional sentiment favouring a great deal of consideration to just grant the decides next year

to interim aid for China together with what plan to offer if Congress early the administration naturally hasten-

for a token strike planned for to- March. a blueprint for the China which the Secretary of State ed to draft handling of such aid if it mate- (Mr George Marshall) tossed off as

a rough estimate when unexpected- day and tomorrow.

Most of their employees were ly pressed by Congressmen for While refusing to disclose

working as usual, statement or Far East ald.

according officials Mr Chifley announced,

tails of the plan, sources

of the following ministries: Meanwhile, the House in its pro-

the

Prime

Minister's envisaged setting up-credito in this with netuni

gress through the foreign aid bill £60,000,000 in 1948-1047,

Interlor, country against which the Chinese

Foreign Affairs, went on beyond the section would draw for the purchase of un

Du Health, German Affairs, Labour, The measures taken by the Gov-

BRITISH WITHDRAWALS

thorising US$60,000,000 for China crnment would reduce the Import

It was intended as an illustration 11st of

Social Security. approved

of the rate of release during the without anyone offering an amend Supply, Agriculture and Supply rate in 1948 to one which will be

Jerusalem, Dec. 8-The Palesting

granting cashment to strike out that part. items rather 4. practicable in the light of the as- Government stated tonight that the

nid directly to

Similar reparts come from Pre-financial year of 1040-1049 and not sessment of the dollar situation at decision to withdraw British and As soon as the present session of

and The Chinese would be permilled was despite indications, before the

***** |fectures

sub Prefectures as an official announcement of the present available.

League discussing the to submit lists of items they wished debate started, that several members throughout France. Arub troops from a number of the Arab

actual planned strength, Mr Reginald Pollard, the Minister Palestine Jewish areas had "nothing

Palestine partition here is ended,

might attack this provision. credit and, on the basis under this

Municipal transport workers of Commerce, would he authorised whatever to do with the general whore, according

the Mufth will return to Lebanon of their so far refused requests to

action justified a strong supposition

Mr Shinwell had further referred within the framework of the exisi-plan of the withdrawal of the man-

to Calro reports, the Export-Import Bank, It was that the House would pass the mained "on the job" but in some

to the plans for co-ordinating cer- In Import controls to divert datory power from Palestine." the "Palestine liberation headquar- expected, they would my emphasis entire bill without further effort to places they were attacked by

monstrators. At several Paris bus lain common services. greater proportion

ters" have been set up.

customari- on reconstruction equipment for remove this clause since,

sowed the streets depots strikers ол д The Government added that

a part produced

ly, once discussion ends

with rails and hurled alones withdrawal was being made "with The Arab League Council session harbours, railways and the like.

of the bill House does not return through the windows

of vehicles. the object of taking advantage of was described by qualified observers NOT TO STOP INFLATION

to consideration of 11. Special con- Demonstrators tried to halt under ter is under active consideration by the offer by the Jewish communities as the "most vital turning point in Officials here said thero was no ment is required to do so and that is to assist in the maintenance of law the history of the modern Arab question of this US$20,000,000-perrure. "Probably the next action on SIOUN railway traffic and on the Ministers concerned.

underground driver was beaten up. month or uny part of it being used China will take place when the ill Most schools in Paris re-opened in a direct attempt to stabilise the goes to the Joint Committee of the and Arab police available for duty not words."

for two Its theme, they said, was "action Chinese currency since the amount House and Senate for adjustment weeks through a tenchers'

today after being closed

strike, in the mixed areas".

available was too small to do any of differences.-United Press. The elaborate security

but apart from the capital numbers The Arab town of Jaff, which at this session have not been

measures good along that line.

of primary teachers were still on adjoins Tel-Aviv, is not included inplied to previous meetings

ap- While it is recognised that Con-

strike. Reuter. this withdrawal, a apokeaman of the League and were seen as under-curs

of the gress, if the Senale eventually con- Palestine Government said.

China, lining the grave nature of the mat- favouring interim ald for ters being discussed and the de-will attach some restrictions to the London, cislons to be taken.

of

Australian-

goods

to

the

dollar

market-Reuter.

Reds Planning To

Attack Tsingtao Tsingtao, Dec. The Nationalist Garrison today claimed that Communist military conference has where decided to attack Tsingtao,

Western Admiral Charles Cooke's Pacific Fleet is based.

govern

to rout

The Garrison said that ment troops are prepared any Red offensive in this area. The nearest Red unit outside Tsingtao is located at

miles Klachslen, 30 west of Tsingtao.United Press.

EDITORIAL

the

com-world."

and order within e Jewish munity and of making more British

It was officially stated, however that the only troops leaving Palestine nt the moment were those going to Britain for routine demobilisation.

The suggestion, presumably from dewish sources, that the with- drawal of British troops and police would leave armed Jews and Arabs facing each other was incorrect.

British Film Industry

THAT British films have won

for

Д

over-

arrange-

themselves, on merit, finer

appreciation among Beas audiences, Is further evidenced by the new ment made between Mr. J. Ar- thur Rank

and the bir United States film clrcuits whereby Bri- tish films produced by the tank organisation In future will be shown on the five major Ameri- circulis, at the same can flim cinemas, and on the same ternis, as American movies are shown. Herein. les important recogni

tion of

of the advances made by 'British Gims since their pre-war

а

valuable

doldrums: addRionally tand is a matter of moment) this new agreement wi dollars for the home country, It can be sold that England serious- ly started to produce ms 33 years ago, and during that time the industry has passed throught A long age of ups and downs; an era of elcanito obstacles, ap- parently decisive defeats, and a succession of falso hopes, Now. by the quality of its fimis, and the strengili and flexiblity of -newly-organised Industry, Britain has more than restored Its repu- film-making power, fully able to compete in moxi respects with Hollywood and other International producers. Paradoxically, although

many studios were requisitioned, and techniciang began to disappear into the armed forces, World War II did as' much towards the

lation as a

impressive development of the *British film Industry as any other

factor. While the output of fimis.

the

In the House sentiment M.P. SUSPENDED

many

Dec.

8.--Mr

Arthur

+

a full inquiry into the Savoy Hotel morning, apparently collapsed."

At the same at-strike.

time a

re-

de-

•

As he himsel indicated, this mal-

DEMOBBING SPEED-UP

The Minister of War, speaking at said that the night, Bolton last Government hoped that the armed forces would be reduced to about 700,000 by next March.

In addition to Mr. Lewis, who is strike of Government workers day by 1049, In spite of the National

with the

COMMUNIST SETBACK

He was replying to a question by Paris, Dec. The Communista Royal Air Force aircraftman in- use of funds, it is hoped In nd- Lewis, Labour Member of Parlis-dominated General Confederation of the audience.

sharp The talks are expected to centre mintstration quarters that the ment for West Ham (Upton) was Labour (CGT) suffered

when

He said that demobilisation was a two-day on the ways and means of enrrying limitations will not be too severe. Inst night suspended by the National selback to-day

hus being speeded and

up as rapidly a out the decision to "protect" Pales- Officials explained that

und strike of Paris subway the Executive of the General

as the Government could this possible tine taken at earlier sessions, It greatest difficulty in administering Municipal Workers Union pending workers, scheduled to begin

do so. R was contemplated that hud in China is not expected that the result

of post-UNRRA relief

sirings the discussions will be made public, come from too

enli-Service Act

intake of While orbed a statement.

ment will probably be made

to appropriation.

would be only administration emphasising the unity of all member some

sources bc-

the catering organiser of the Union, ed by the CCT in an attempt to young men, there

civi 300,000 men in the army. 1.200,000 states and their determination

best possible lieve the to

usc a number of other officers were at pull approximately oppose the partition of Palestine.

interin aid funds would be to par- the same time informed of their servants off their jobs, was meeting

The whole question of the co- The

with dubious success. The Egyptian

strike ordination of the three services was Senate approved chase ammunition and other mill-

suspension. unanimously tonight a resolution fury supplies for Chiang Kai-shek'o He was fined a maximum of £5, siarted for some groups of Govern being actively considered, but he calling on

on the Government to co would meet too much popular re-

beleaguered forces, they fear this with 10/costs, here today for obment employees last Friday and was did not wish to go into any further to all departments details until the White Paper had structing the police during the due to extend foreign governments opposing the sentment in this country.

strike picketing at the Savoy Hotel. this morning, but Government of been Issued. partition to prevent the execution

cials declared their

offices were of the United Nations' decision by

The last. Government estimate of functioning normally. all possible means."

A spokesman for the Paris Trans- the strength of the armed forces

The

and next March was given by Viscount port System sald the subway resolution

Admiralty

operale with other

Arab

and

of

-Reuter.

CHIANG'S BLUNDER Feeling is that the Chinese mill- tary position will continue to de- us the Central teriorate as long the expressed

its crack troops

bus strike had been called off by Hall, First Lord of the TRUMAN ENDS HOLIDAY Senate's resentment at the "unjust Government has decision by

Key West, Florida, Dec. 8-Presi- the union because it was "a fallure." in the House of Lords on October the United Nations "dying on the vino" In Manchuria General Assembly dividing

supplies. 15 dent Truman ended his Florida Headquarters of the CGT officials 20. He said that it was hoped that Pales for lack of military

striko conflrmed it would then have reached: Royal tine into two states contrary to the felt in intermed quarters here that vacation today and left by plane for which called the

Army--627,000, most sacred rites of the Palestinian Chiang Kai-shek committed a great Washington to complete his message that it had been "annulled," but de- Navy 147,000,

Congress on the strategic blunder in sending all the to

long-range clined to give the reason. Asso- Royal Air Force-203,000: people and in contradiction of the best forces up to Manchuria with- European aid plans-Reuter. phase

of 937,000-Reuter.

of

United Nations Charter-Reuter.

1,000-MILE

HITCH-HIKE

was reduced to about a third, the quality rose beyond all expecla- tions. Under the stress of the war the home country achieved an Integrity in m production a falth in the common roots and a of English fe which previous movie-makers had lacked. Ski- fully too. British producers capi- talised on their knowledge of the documentary film screen entertainment in

which they have always remained pre- eminent). From this knowledge and experience blossomeil pic- turcs Auch * 10 Which Wo Serve." The Way Ahead," and "School for Secrets," all of which acclaim. received

world-wide The war also produced J. Artlur. Rank, whose organising. `génlus British has

placed him and the film industry on an equal footing with Hollywood. day

The

has (it is to be hoped passed

for ever) when people openly scoff- British endeavours to pro- at duce films which could claim a universal appeal. Our produc- tions have not yet fully captured _the_imasination of the Chinese, partly because mucle of their effectiveness still resides in the

of dialogue subtle nuances accent. But British Alms In Hongkong are no longer sneered at; rather Is there a

growing audience eagerly nwaiting the latest products from Ealing, "Wel- wyn and the other British studios

and

and

deflatte sign that Hollywood, expert though she be in producing certain types of screen enter- tainment, is confronted by worthy competitor.

#

It

out the possibility of supplying them. It is pointed out that he is thus shattering, the morale of the only dependable #ghting forces he lind.

no

men..

clated Press.

a total

Chinese Reds Escaping From Trap

Shanghai,.

Dec.

Administration officials envisago Increase in the number of

9.-Com-throwing in additional reinforcements in command. of the Central China American military mission members now in Nanking working with the munist General Liu Po-chon's in an effort to liquidate Liu Po-chen's front, will return to Hankow.

Pro-Government reports claimed London, Dec. 8-One of the Busts Mission now consists of op escape the Nationalist encircle-

Chinese General Staff. The United

alled troops, battling desperately to aiders before they can succeed in

renching Western Hupch.

that the government troops are still bands trying to bring their Soviet Stat

It wns understood that

aerial holding out at Liyang, 10 miles greatly reduced by north of Tsingtao. bern wives to Britain is making a proximately 50 officers and

They admitled ment of Tapichshan mountain, activities were 1,000-mile hitch-hike of

per- communications plus certain England,

Nationalist due to the un-that the Communists for a time had the the across

favourable flying weather. collecting signatures to convince the zonnel and graves registration units continued to dash

penetrated the eastern and western railway nt

The National Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Vyaches attached to the Mission merely as a Peiping-Hankow

Defence Minister, elty gales. but were repulsed, withi lav Molotov, that opinion of the matter of administrative, simplifica-Liulin, approximately 70 miles General Pal Chung-hsi, personally, heavy losses-United Press. topic la

la nationwide and not confined

With the House of Representa-north of Hankow. Jo

lign. Of Falkland Road, tiven apparently determined to in-

Chinoso pro-Government dispatches Hornsey,

London, has left clude Ussuu,000,000--for China la admitted--today : think 10,000. Hod. London by lorry for Birmingham. tho Interim aid bill, final decision raiders under the one-eyed general He hopes to

in the conference have already succeeded, in crossing cover the Midlands, will have to come Northern England and South Wales,

between the Senate and House to the rail Kno, taying at hostels

keep expenses iron out their differences. for his fortnight's tour to the maxi- CASUAL CONSIDERATION

to political leaders in London.

mum of £10,

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tion.

However, the reports said that the Nationalista closed the gap and have Administration quarters feel that thrown a cordon around the fleeing The husbands have prepared. Congressional pressure for China Communist troops. leaflet for signature, and dispatch ald in all cases, except perhaps that Liu Po-chen himself was believed to the Soviet Foreign Minister at of the long-time friend of China, to be still cant of the rallway direct- the Soviet Embassy,. Five thousand Representative Walter Judd, atemaling operations somewhere along the coples of the loaflot have already more from a desire to embarrass the Lotion-Hsuanhuatlen highway, south-

administration

than Q sincere coat of Llulin.

been signed and posted. Bolton, in

his tour, is taking 3,000 of those leaflets with him.-Router.

desire to aid China. However, they Frontilne dispatches indicated that aro prepared to carry out aid, If the Nationalist Millary Command Is

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